Having an issue with my SSD after re-formatting it

SoulXD

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I was reading a tutorial on how to move Windows 10 over to my SSD from my HDD and one of the steps told me to re-format it. Now that I've done that, my SSD is no longer being picked up by Windows!

Please help! My heart is beating out of my chest and I'm about to break something out of frustration

http://prntscr.com/f3t59q here is a screenshot of my Disk Management.
 
Solution
1. What 'tutorial' did you read?

2. In your pic, which is the SSD and which the HDD? (both 500GB)


For a successful cloning operation, this:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA...

USAFRet

Titan
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1. What 'tutorial' did you read?

2. In your pic, which is the SSD and which the HDD? (both 500GB)


For a successful cloning operation, this:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the original boot partitions, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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SoulXD

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May 29, 2016
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If your answer was combined with USAFRet's answer, that would have been exactly what I needed.

Thank you to the both of you!