Should i format my HDD tooo?

[Eye Of Soren]

Is it necessary to format your HDD too after formating the SSD?i have my games and stuff there,i mean is there going to be a problem if i change OS and keep them there so i dont have to download them again?

 

[Herc08]

Yes, because you still have the OS installed on your HDD. You will want to format and re-install programs because the registries will be different.

 

[Lkaos]

Is it necessary to format your HDD too after formating the SSD?i have my games and stuff there,i mean is there going to be a problem if i change OS and keep them there so i dont have to download them again?

If you use some kind of cloning software, you wont need to. Usually SSD brands come with that kind of softwre included...

 

[Eye Of Soren]

Yes, because you still have the OS installed on your HDD. You will want to format and re-install programs because the registries will be different.

lol the os is not installed on my hdd,i said its installed on my SSD,read b4 u answer

 

[USAFRet]

Is it necessary to format your HDD too after formating the SSD?i have my games and stuff there,i mean is there going to be a problem if i change OS and keep them there so i dont have to download them again?

Need much more info here.
What, exactly, have you done?

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, because you still have the OS installed on your HDD. You will want to format and re-install programs because the registries will be different.

lol the os is not installed on my hdd,i said its installed on my SSD,read b4 u answer

Better info before you ridicule.

 

[Herc08]

Yes, because you still have the OS installed on your HDD. You will want to format and re-install programs because the registries will be different.

lol the os is not installed on my hdd,i said its installed on my SSD,read b4 u answer

So how were you able to install games on your HDD then? I read clearly, thank you.

 

[Eye Of Soren]

Is it necessary to format your HDD too after formating the SSD?i have my games and stuff there,i mean is there going to be a problem if i change OS and keep them there so i dont have to download them again?

Need much more info here.
What, exactly, have you done?

So i changed to Windows 7 from Windows 10 WITH MY SSD (NOT MY HDD) and i kept my games on MY HDD HDD HDD,do i have to reinstall them? or do i just keep them

 

[Herc08]

That would have helped in your initial post. It seems like you were trying to migrate. But if you already had the same hardware, then no. Everything is the same, as long as you did a upgrade and not clean install. If you did a clean install, then yes, reformatting the HARD DRIVE is necessary.

 

[Eye Of Soren]

ye i performed a clean install

 

[Herc08]

ye i performed a clean install

Then yes, your HARD DRIVE will need to be reformatted. You created a brand new registry.

 

[USAFRet]

Is it necessary to format your HDD too after formating the SSD?i have my games and stuff there,i mean is there going to be a problem if i change OS and keep them there so i dont have to download them again?

Need much more info here.
What, exactly, have you done?

So i changed to Windows 7 from Windows 10 WITH MY SSD (NOT MY HDD) and i kept my games on MY HDD HDD HDD,do i have to reinstall them? or do i just keep them

1. How did you change from Win 7 to Win 10? A full clean wipe and reinstall?
2. What games? If on the Steam platform, you probably do NOT have to reinstall.

 

[Eye Of Soren]

Some on steam and some cracked,i changed with a usb drive

 

[USAFRet]

Some on steam and some cracked,i changed with a usb drive

For the steam games, just tell the new Steam client where those games exist on the HDD.

All else...you're on your own.
Tom's Hardware does not condone nor assist with cracked software.

 

[Mojazz]

If you do reformat that hard drive , there a plenty of videos on you tube which show which steam files you need to put on a USB stick which will assist you in downloading and reinstalling your entire steam library after your reformat that hard drive. As they stated, cracked games, you are on your on.