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Can I switch drives?

SunTea
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you can clone the driver but dont do that. Especially if you are running Windows 10 seeing as it seems to be a very fragile OS. 

 

Gonna have to fresh install Windows im afraid. 

 

set your PC to boot from the SSD first then once you are in windows delete the windows files and all your files should be in there.

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49 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

You could have asked for help you know

Probably would not have helped. Cloning is just dumb. It is very easy for something to fail. 

 

Just never clone is my motto. 

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18 hours ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Yup. Just do a fresh install on the SSD and delete the Windows folders on the HDD (all but the files you want to keep)

 

18 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

you can clone the driver but dont do that. Especially if you are running Windows 10 seeing as it seems to be a very fragile OS. 

 

Gonna have to fresh install Windows im afraid. 

 

set your PC to boot from the SSD first then once you are in windows delete the windows files and all your files should be in there.

Thanks!

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