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ShadySocks
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I have an HDD that I want to remove, however removing it makes it so that the computer won't boot.There are 50 gigs of used storage on the drive, but no files in the root folder. How can I make the other drive have the system files?

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You clean install windows because you screwed up the first time you did it.

Next time remember to unplug all other drives when installing windows.

It's not that hard tbh: https://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

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I would like to avoid reinstalling all my programs. Is there any way to do that?

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5 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

I would like to avoid reinstalling all my programs. Is there any way to do that?

Nope.

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1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Nope.

Would all these files be of any use? Maybe I could try some sort of windows repair?

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6 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

Would all these files be of any use? Maybe I could try some sort of windows repair?

No.

You can save stuff like pictures and documents somewhere else while you clean install, you can't copy any parts of the OS or programs over.

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2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

No.

You can save stuff like pictures and documents somewhere else while you clean install, you can't copy any parts of the OS or programs over.

Could I create a recovery drive, then restore from it?

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