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Just move HDD over?

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Yeah you can move your drive from your old computer to your new one with no consequences. 

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So, just received almost all my parts for my new PC (yay!), but I was wondering if I could just move my HDD over to my new PC to have all my stuff store on the drive on the new computer. I've read that I should save stuff on an external and use that on my new computer, however that is impossible as my computer does not boot up anymore, which is why the new PC in the first place.

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Yeah you can move your drive from your old computer to your new one with no consequences. 

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138 is a good number.

 

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If it's a data drive then sure.

If it's an OS drive then you will need to clean install windows.

Another reason why people use an SSD for windows and a second SSD/HDD for all the data.

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