[SOLVED] Old hard drive (with existing OS) as an extra HDD

[leeralph98]

How to properly clean/format hard drive with installed windows? to be used as an extra HDD.

I have a 1TB hard drive with windows in it. I want to use as a storage drive for my new laptop with SSD that has a slot for a hard drive. I can just plug the hard drive in and reformat it in "this pc"?

 

[faalin]

I can just plug the hard drive in and reformat it in "this pc"?

yep that all you need to do.... it that simple

 

[leeralph98]

yep that all you need to do.... it that simple

thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

Actually, a simple "format" in This PC doesn't remove the original boot partition.

Commandline function diskpart, and the clean command will wipe that drive clean.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/format-hard-drive-command-prompt,37632.html

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