[SOLVED] HDD to SSD

[brencicmiodrag82]

I cloned all files from HDD to SSD, now I got same files on HDD and SSD. Can I simply delete all files from HDD or is there another proccess how to delete those files?

 

[rgd1101]

1st test the ssd by unplug the hdd and boot it up

 

[brencicmiodrag82]

1st test the ssd by unplug the hdd and boot it up

it is tested and It works much better since that hdd was so slow, pc started lagging everytime Im trying to open something. Also it show in my pc that windows is on ssd.

 

[rgd1101]

then just need to go to the hdd and delete

 

[brencicmiodrag82]

then just need to go to the hdd and delete

like normal delete? Right click and delete?

 

[tomkendall]

like normal delete? Right click and delete?

I'd try to format it. Although when I first moved to an SSD I just deleted all the files by selecting all of them and deleting (windows was not very happy and refused to delete some folders) but apart from that is was fine.

 

[RealSmoke]

I cloned all files from HDD to SSD, now I got same files on HDD and SSD. Can I simply delete all files from HDD or is there another proccess how to delete those files?

You should format the drive as windows probably won't let you delete everything.

 

[SamirD]

I'd take the hdd out and keep it aside for a month. If after a month you didn't need it for anything (like ssd failure, etc) and you have another backup of the data, then feel free to format it and put it back in the system as a spare drive.

 

[brencicmiodrag82]

I'd take the hdd out and keep it aside for a month. If after a month you didn't need it for anything (like ssd failure, etc) and you have another backup of the data, then feel free to format it and put it back in the system as a spare drive.

I cant because ssd is only for windows and that stuff. It is only 240gb...

 

[USAFRet]

Disk Management, and DELETE all partitions on the HDD.
Not 'format', not simply select files and Delete....ALL partitions in Disk Management.

 

[brencicmiodrag82]

Disk Management, and DELETE all partitions on the HDD.
Not 'format', not simply select files and Delete....ALL partitions in Disk Management.

I have 2 particion, one with photos, music, videos, games and another one clone of ssd. I only need to delete everything from particion

 

[SamirD]

I cant because ssd is only for windows and that stuff. It is only 240gb...

If you don't have backups it will only be a matter of time before you lose stuff. Just a heads up.

 

[brencicmiodrag82]

If you don't have backups it will only be a matter of time before you lose stuff. Just a heads up.

why do you think that? is SSD bad?

 

[USAFRet]

I have 2 particion, one with photos, music, videos, games and another one clone of ssd. I only need to delete everything from particion

OK.
I was just going off your original statement:
"Can I simply delete all files from HDD or is there another proccess how to delete those files? "

We out here did not know of the multiple partitions.

So, delete all partitions except the one with your data.
Of course, you should have a known good backup of this. Just in case something happens.

 

[popatim]

Always assume a drive is going to fail and have backups of important data please.

If your drive with the photo's on it dies, what then?
And trust us, they die all the time, new ones & old ones alike. This is a case where planning for the worst is good advice.

 

[SamirD]

why do you think that? is SSD bad?

No, but just the points the others above posted.

 

[USAFRet]

why do you think that? is SSD bad?

All drives are suspect. And liable to die, right out of the box.

 

[SamirD]

All drives are suspect. And liable to die, right out of the box.

Exactly, so if it's still running well after a month or so, then it will probably live the life it was designed for. But if it fails after 2 weeks, you only lost 2 weeks of stuff.

 

[USAFRet]

Exactly, so if it's still running well after a month or so, then it will probably live the life it was designed for. But if it fails after 2 weeks, you only lost 2 weeks of stuff.

haha...no.

I had a WD HDD die at 5 weeks. Seemingly perfect, 36 hours of slowing down...then dead.
Or, a Sandisk SSD. 3 years, 33 days old. Died in the space of 5 minutes. Power off, power on....dead.
33 days past the 3 year warranty. Sandisk did me a solid and gave me a new drive anyway.

Backups are to be done daily, or whatever your tolerance for loss is. A dead device should never mean data loss. Even "2 weeks".

 

[SamirD]

haha...no.

I had a WD HDD die at 5 weeks. Seemingly perfect, 36 hours of slowing down...then dead.
Or, a Sandisk SSD. 3 years, 33 days old. Died in the space of 5 minutes. Power off, power on....dead.
33 days past the 3 year warranty. Sandisk did me a solid and gave me a new drive anyway.

Backups are to be done daily, or whatever your tolerance for loss is. A dead device should never mean data loss. Even "2 weeks".

That was for the OP who probably would probably be completely overwhelmed with a proper 3-2-1 backup program.

 

[USAFRet]

That was for the OP who probably would probably be completely overwhelmed with a proper 3-2-1 backup program.

Just sayin....every drive is suspect, right out of the box.
All of them.

 

[SamirD]

Just sayin....every drive is suspect, right out of the box.
All of them.

The only way to move forward is to backup.