Ok to uninstall programs from SSD

[allewyn]

Can I uninstall programs from my new Samsung SSD because they are also on my HDD right now? Both drives work properly. In other words, can I keep programs on the HDD for continued use and remove them from the SSD

 

[captaincharisma]

no you cannot because the programs are pointed to being on the same disk as your OS. however you can uninstall and reinstall your programs and during the install you can set them to install on your HDD but they would run slower then they would if they were on your SSD drive

 

[allewyn]

Ok, good answer. Now, can I remove them from my HDD to get rid of systems files and leave only programs and data on the HDD Wouldn't that be the same as partially wiping the disk? Never mind. I have ten times the space on the HDD that I do on the SSD. Oh well.

 

[USAFRet]

How did you get to this point of identical stuff on both drives?
Please describe the start to finish...

 

[allewyn]

I used Samsung Migration software which excatly clones one disk to another.

 

[USAFRet]

I used Samsung Migration software which excatly clones one disk to another.

On whichever drive is no longer the actual OS drive, you should wipe that drive completely.
Not bits and pieces of it. ALL of it...all partitions.

 

[allewyn]

Ok, that's what I've heard but I have no steps for doing that. I'm new to this and would need someone to tell me. Is formatting that drive the way or is there another?

 

[USAFRet]

Ok, that's what I've heard but I have no steps for doing that. I'm new to this and would need someone to tell me. Is formatting that drive the way or is there another?

Verify.
Be absolutely sure the system boots up from the new drive on its own, with the old drive physically disconnected.
Assuming this is so...

Reconnect and boot up.
Open Disk Management.
There, you should see all physical drives in the system.
Identify which is the old one.
Right click, and DELETE each partition on that old drive.