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Migration Windows 10 from hdd to ssd, and several question

Tarorichi

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May 5, 2016
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Heyaa guys! ... please help me, i want to buy a new ssd, and my plan is to migrating my Windows 10 OS from hdd to ssd.
I aiready read topics about this in many forum including in here, and there is something more that i want to ask :

- Can you guys give me some guides?, this is the situation > After i migrating os from hdd to ssd, i want to use my old hdd as my storage, because i think i need it for my instalation program in the future, but i'm not sure with the steps that must i take.
1. Plugging ssd into sata slot
2. Formatting the SSD in disk management (did i need it ?)
3. Migrating > Successfull
4. Shut down > Unpludge old hdd > Entering Bios and change Priority boot device
5. Testing boot process
6. if boot process doesn't have any error, Shutdown and then Plugging old hhd right ?

Q : (did i need to Format old C directory that contain the old directory ? or when migrating process, it will be deleted automatically by the software ?)
Q : if the software doesn't deleting the OS in my old hdd, is boot priority will be selecting ssd as boot device (after i select it in bios), while my hhd is still having the same OS as ssd ? and it wouldn't cause any problems?

Thanks in advance guys, sorry for my english

 
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Q1 - the migration process doesn't delete anything from your old HDD, you have to re-format the HDD partitions(s) manually if you want to wipe everything from it.

Q2 - System will boot from the SSD as long as that SSD is set as the first boot device in the BIOS. The fact the HDD also has an operating system installed on it shouldn't make any difference.
Q1 - the migration process doesn't delete anything from your old HDD, you have to re-format the HDD partitions(s) manually if you want to wipe everything from it.

Q2 - System will boot from the SSD as long as that SSD is set as the first boot device in the BIOS. The fact the HDD also has an operating system installed on it shouldn't make any difference.
 
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