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Hello all, 

 

Earlier I was asking for the best way to switch over the OS to my SSD.

 

But now thinking about it. Should I just backup everything I have on my External Hard Drive and do a clean install of Windows onto my SSD. Then just put the rest of my storage on my HDD.

 

IF I do go this route, am I going to have to re-download drivers and such? I am assuming I will, but just wanted to make sure.

 

Thanks!

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yeah. You will need to re download drivers 

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1 hour ago, grillechese said:

Hello all, 

 

Earlier I was asking for the best way to switch over the OS to my SSD.

 

But now thinking about it. Should I just backup everything I have on my External Hard Drive and do a clean install of Windows onto my SSD. Then just put the rest of my storage on my HDD.

 

IF I do go this route, am I going to have to re-download drivers and such? I am assuming I will, but just wanted to make sure.

 

Thanks!

Clones should never be used unless you need to get data back.  Then you should only do it so you get data off and do a clean install from there.

Please spend as much time writing your question, as you want me to spend responding to it.  Take some time, and explain your issue, please!

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On 11/27/2016 at 11:41 PM, grillechese said:

Hello all, 

 

Earlier I was asking for the best way to switch over the OS to my SSD.

 

But now thinking about it. Should I just backup everything I have on my External Hard Drive and do a clean install of Windows onto my SSD. Then just put the rest of my storage on my HDD.

 

IF I do go this route, am I going to have to re-download drivers and such? I am assuming I will, but just wanted to make sure.

 

Thanks!

I suggest backing up and doing it clean. You will never regret doing a clean install. This way you know your OS is at the top of its game. 

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