Help me with hard drive formatting

[miles.minecraft.boy]

So i got an SSD, and all's well, but I'd like to use my current HDD with windows 10 installed on it for exclusively data. Is there any way i can remove windows from this drive, but still store data on it trouble free? The SSD is new, and the HDD was used as my primary and OS prior to purchase

 

[USAFRet]

So i got an SSD, and all's well, but I'd like to use my current HDD with windows 10 installed on it for exclusively data. Is there any way i can remove windows from this drive, but still store data on it trouble free? The SSD is new, and the HDD was used as my primary and OS prior to purchase

What was lacking in your other thread?
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3837672/ssd-programs.html

Once you have everything removed from that drive, wipe it clean.
Disk Management, and delete ALL partitions.
Reformat, and use as desired.

 

[miles.minecraft.boy]

what was missing is do i just simply remove it, or do i need to change a format. Just dont wanna take any chances...

 

[USAFRet]

what was missing is do i just simply remove it, or do i need to change a format. Just dont wanna take any chances...

Assuming that you have the system running properly on the SSD, and assuming there is absolutely nothing left on the HDD you wish to keep....Disk Management and DELETE all partitions on the HDD.

 

[miles.minecraft.boy]

Just formatted, now the system doesn't recognize it, it's still in disk manager, but not in the file area

 

[USAFRet]

Just formatted, now the system doesn't recognize it, it's still in disk manager, but not in the file area

After "formatting", you have to give it a drive letter. D or E, probably.
Can you show us a screencap of your Disk Management window?

 

[miles.minecraft.boy]

Sorry had to go, do I select MBR or GPT? I had issues formatting all of it so I just windows boot drive wiped it with the diskpart command in command prompt
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/379145509132042243/520057888237027340/IMG_20181205_210341.jpg

 

[USAFRet]

Sorry had to go, do I select MBR or GPT? I had issues formatting all of it so I just windows boot drive wiped it with the diskpart command in command prompt
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/379145509132042243/520057888237027340/IMG_20181205_210341.jpg

GPT
Then New Simple Volume
Format, and give it a drive letter.

 

[miles.minecraft.boy]

Thank you very much, all's great now thanks!