[SOLVED] Installing ssd broke my directories

[BonaventuraJT]

Hi, I recently installed an nvme drive and did a clean windows install on it. I still have windows on my old hard drive but the program files are there so now i can't open any programs from there help, thanks. When I try to open programs it said the directory is missing. Is it possible to have 2 program files running at the same time

 

[drivinfast247]

You could clone your old HD to the SSD. That will allow it to work as before.

Or you will need to reinstall all your programs onto your new SSD.

 

[mdd1963]

You cannot fresh install Windows to a new NVME drive, and yet still hope to open/run installed applications from the old drive.

You can freshly install the applications to the new NVME, or, to a freshly quick formatted SSD, assuming you have anything you need off of it and backed up elsewhere,..

If both drives were NVME, you might be able to get away with cloning from the old to the new (sparing reinstallation of applications) if you have two M.2-NVME slots)

 

[USAFRet]

Hi, I recently installed an nvme drive and did a clean windows install on it. I still have windows on my old hard drive but the program files are there so now i can't open any programs from there help, thanks. When I try to open programs it said the directory is missing. Is it possible to have 2 program files running at the same time

It didn't "break" anything. This is what happens.

The new install knows nothing about the old applications and locations on that other drive.