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Replacement · 03-25-2013, 09:00 PM

How do I move programs and data from a HDD to a SSD?

I am in the process of upgrading a computer and I have a new SSD that I want to run the OS and as many of the programs as possible. The old HDD still works and I still want to use it in this computer. The old HDD is 1 tb and has about 350gb used up. The new SSD is a samsung 840 pro that is 128gb. Obviously it is too small to have all of the info on there.

I downloaded EaseUS Partition manager, but now I do not know how to go about selecting files to transfer over to the new SSD.

Can anyone help me out with this? My tech level is fairly low when it comes to software

I skimmed through this thread, and got overwhelmed and thought that I would just ask...

red454 · 03-25-2013, 09:41 PM

If you still have the original installation DVD for Windows (assuming you use Windows) and the installation CDs / DVDs for you other software, it is probably easiest to start with a fresh install on the SSD.

You can trim out all the unnecessary stuff from your current HDD (music, pictures, video, etc.), and you may get it down to less than 128gb and then make an image and copy it to the SSD. But my opinion is to start with a fresh OS install on the SSD if you can.

Replacement · 03-25-2013, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by red454

If you still have the original installation DVD for Windows (assuming you use Windows) and the installation CDs / DVDs for you other software, it is probably easiest to start with a fresh install on the SSD.

You can trim out all the unnecessary stuff from your current HDD (music, pictures, video, etc.), and you may get it down to less than 128gb and then make an image and copy it to the SSD. But my opinion is to start with a fresh OS install on the SSD if you can.

If I clone it will all of the programs work as they did on the old HDD or do I have to install them again?

red454 · 03-26-2013, 06:23 AM

They should work - the new SSD will be the new "C" drive. Back up anything important on another drive if you have one. Don't wipe out your current HDD until you are sure everything works properly.