old drive

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    [SOLVED] Putting an old SSD into a new system

    I recently built a new PC and I was wanting to use the SATA SSD from my old build. I already have windows 10 booted on my new M.2 drive and I'm not certain if I have a windows version on my older SSD. Will plugging in this older SSD cause any issues? I plan on deleting everything on it and using...
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    [SOLVED] Couldn’t boot, got new drive, trying to recover old files (they’re visible)

    Hey all, So my 500gb m.2 boot drive won’t load up Windows suddenly. I tried everything, even command prompt stuff. I was able to see the files through the cmd but couldn’t repair windows without losing my files on that drive. The drive IS still readable, I just can’t risk losing application...
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    [SOLVED] Setting up new Win 10 computer

    I'm setting up a new computer, with Windows 10. My prior setup had my program files and data on a separate hard drive, as D: and E: Drives. Is it possible to install the old hard drive on the new computer and tell Windows to find the program files on D:? Thanks
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    [SOLVED] Reinstalling Windows 10 on an already used SSD after fried motherboard

    So, upon my old motherboard frying I replaced all my parts and realized it won’t let me boot from my old SSD with Windows and my files in it. Is there any way I can avoid buying a new SSD. I still have the old license to the Windows 10 (it’s OEM). Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    [SOLVED] Bringing old os drive to new pc as non os drive

    Sorry if the title doesn't make the most sense but, I recently bought a new motherboard cpu, ram, and a ssd. I plan on installing windows on this new ssd. I was wondering if I could just plug in my old drive as a second drive(non os drive) in my new pc(I want to keep the data on it). To clarify...