Question How to rearrange the disk partitions.

Nov 26, 2022
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Not sure if this is the correct place to ask but I'll borrow your wise.

I originally have 4 partitions on 3 drives.
C and D on my 1T SSD
E and F on my 1T HDD
and I reused my old 500G SSD to extend E later so 4 partitions on 3 drives.

I want to upgrade my computer and move all my things to a 1T SSD and a 8T HDD as the following:

C on my new 1T SSD
D, E and F on my new 6T HDD.

Is this doable? Is there a recommended software to do it?

Edit: SS of Disk Management Window https://ibb.co/GHcxyd0

Thanks,
Vance
 
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If you're upgrading your motherboard, you will definitely need to reinstall Windows fully or it will not activate correctly (unless you can preserve the keyset from the previous hardware configuration which isn't always the easiest in the world)
 
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With a new motherboard/CPU, you will likely need a full reinstall of the OS.
If you're upgrading your motherboard, you will definitely need to reinstall Windows fully or it will not activate correctly (unless you can preserve the keyset from the previous hardware configuration which isn't always the easiest in the world)

Oh really... So I need to basically reinstall the windows first and then everything else? Is there an easy way or guide to do it?
 

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Oh really... So I need to basically reinstall the windows first and then everything else? Is there an easy way or guide to do it?

For the OS activation, read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/windows-build-1607-and-activation.2786960/

For the OS install, this: