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[felix5]

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[corkyg]

I would do it this way. I would clone the old drive to the new drive. Then I would replace the old drive to verify the cloning. Assuming that is successful, I would then put the old SSD into the secondary position and secure erase it. It would then be the secondary drive. Can't comment on the fit of your games, etc.

 

[UsandThem]

256 GB would be plenty for what you listed.

You could just clone it using Samsung Data Migration. Then like corkyg said after verifying the clone was successful, you could add the old drive back in and format it.

You could also do a clean install if you wanted with both drives installed. I usually put my SSDs on SATA port 0 and 1, and you can delete the partition on your old drive during a custom install, create a new one, and direct your install to go on the new drive.

If you think you might make a mistake or are just not comfortable with doing it the two previous ways, you could just install your new drive and install Windows 10. After it is done, you could shut down your system and add in the old drive, and format it within Windows.

Depending on what SATA port you install the drives to, you will just have to make sure the drive you want to boot from is correctly set in your BIOS in the boot order. The options will be different depending if your use GPT or MBR formatting.

 

[felix5]

gk

 

[corkyg]

If what you currently have as an OS is running well and meeting all your requirements, there really is nothing to be gained with a clean install. Secure erase can be done with Samsung Magician. Why opt for uncertainty if certainty is at hand?

 

[felix5]

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[blankslate]

If you have a 3.5" drive enclosure lying around I would put the new SSD in it and connect it via USB and do a bit for bit copy.

then take out the old SSD and test the new SSD in the system for a while.

After that put the old SSD in the enclosure and just delete everything on it that you don't want. Then put it back in the computer... or just keep it in the enclosure.


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