Anyway to migrate my OS to the SSD from the HDD without resetting my PC?

[xiVi]

Hey guys i got a new SSD and I wanted to move my OS from the HDD to the SSD. all the youtube videos I found does'nt seem helpful

is there anyway without formatting my PC / resetting?

[Enderman]

Never migrate your OS, especially from an HDD to an SSD.

Do a clean install the proper way or you'll end up having to do it anyway later on when windows starts breaking.

[xiVi]

14 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Never migrate your OS, especially from an HDD to an SSD.

Do a clean install the proper way or you'll end up having to do it anyway later on when windows starts breaking.

 

What do you mean clean install the proper way?

[Rainbow Dash]

1 minute ago, xiVi said:

What do you mean clean install the proper way?

Basically fresh install Windows.

[Christophe Corazza]

The easiest way to move Windows 10 (or any other OS) onto an SSD is by using a cloning tool. This takes everything on the old drive and copies onto the new one. There are a lot of software utilities available that are capable of cloning a drive. I would suggest using the one of your drive’s manufacturer or a third party one like Acronis.

 

However, as @Enderman already suggested, it will save you a lot of headaches later down the line when you do a clean Windows installation instead.

[xiVi]

1 minute ago, Christophe Corazza said:

The easiest way to move Windows 10 (or any other OS) onto an SSD is by using a cloning tool. This takes everything on the old drive and copies onto the new one. There are a lot of software utilities availablethat are capable of cloning a drive. I would suggest using the one of your drive’s manufacturer or a third party one like Acronis.

 

However, as @Enderman already suggested, it will save you a lot of headaches later down the line when you do a clean Windows installation instead.

I have Windows 10, how could I install Windows again, fresh and clean? by using this format method without keeping anything? (personal files, etc), it would let me to pick a drive to install windows on?

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, xiVi said:

 

What do you mean clean install the proper way?

https://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

[Christophe Corazza]

2 minutes ago, xiVi said:

I have Windows 10, how could I install Windows again, fresh and clean? by using this format method without keeping anything? (personal files, etc), it would let me to pick a drive to install windows on?

 

During the installation of Windows, you can choose the SSD as the drive that you want to use to store the operating system.

[xiVi]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

https://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

 

Do you by any chance know if I choose option number 2 (performing Windows reset option and removing everything), would I have the chance to select which drive I want Windows to be installed on? Also, if I choose the keep my files option, would it still let me choose which drive I want Windows to be installed on?

[xiVi]

1 minute ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

During the installation of Windows, you can choose the SSD as the drive that you want to use to store the operating system.

 

Point is I did reformat Windows but I didn't press the Remove Everything option, I chose the keep my files and delete all programs and it wouldn't let me choose which drive I want Windows to be installed on. What do you think i should do, choose the remove everything option?

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, xiVi said:

 

Do you by any chance know if I choose option number 2 (performing Windows reset option and removing everything), would I have the chance to select which drive I want Windows to be installed on? Also, if I choose the keep my files option, would it still let me choose which drive I want Windows to be installed on?

Windows reset is not a clean install.

Don't do that.

 

If you want to keep files during a clean install move them to a temporary place like a second drive, USB drives, cloud storage, or something else.

[xiVi]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Windows reset is not a clean install.

Don't do that.

 

If you want to keep files during a clean install move them to a temporary place like a second drive, USB drives, cloud storage, or something else.

 

Ok thanks I do have on a USB a Windows.iso, so what exactly do I need to do? plug it in to the computer and go to the BIOS? I don't need to remove any of my current drives?

[Enderman]

6 minutes ago, xiVi said:

 

Ok thanks I do have on a USB a Windows.iso, so what exactly do I need to do? plug it in to the computer and go to the BIOS? I don't need to remove any of my current drives?

All drives except your OS drive should be unplugged.

Then just boot from the USB and follow the windows 10 installation.

When you get to the partitions screen then delete everything there.

[AskTJ]

Plug the USB in and make it boot from the USB in the BIOS. Then select the SSD to have Windows installed on. If you want, you can format your Hard Drive at this time if you don't have anything important on it left.

[diamgod606]

Ive usted Acronis true image Andrés works pretty Dell, no hiccups no clean install.