[SOLVED] Prebuild M.2

[Firsttimebuilder789]

Can you move your M.2 ssd from a prebuild to a new pc with it working and not losing your data?

 

[Deleted member 14196]

No you will need to format it and reinstall windows after you move it. Copy all your data off to another drive first

 

[USAFRet]

Can you move your M.2 ssd from a prebuild to a new pc with it working and not losing your data?

You will need to do a full reinstall of the OS.
Of course, this means any data and applications on that will also be gone.
Prepare fro this.

Additionally, you may need to purchase a new Win 10 license for your new system.

 

[punkncat]

Can you move your M.2 ssd from a prebuild to a new pc with it working and not losing your data?

Unless this prebuilt came with something special for the m.2 it would be better to take advantage of what are still great price to performance options on new NVME drives. Especially in light of the great suggestions above to include a clean install.

 

[DSzymborski]

And if your important data is only stored in one place, fixing your lack of a backup solution is way more crucial a situation than worrying about a new PC. Data stored in one place will eventually be stored in no place.

 

[Firsttimebuilder789]

Ok, thanks for your replies!