So, I'm wanting to move my OS, but I want to make a partition which is dedicated solely to my OS

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So, I want to move my OS to my new and fresh SSD, but the problem is: I can't get my OS to be on one single partition (so I can move it to the SSD, without touching my other files). How can I create a new partiton with JUST my OS on it, without having to reinstall it?
 
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I'm still a little unclear - are you looking to see if you can, in some way, 'transfer' your OS to the SSD without either of the following:
- reinstalling the OS ?
- or, using imaging software such as Acronis True Image ?

These two options are pretty much your only options, since there isn't any way to manually copy & paste an OS from one drive to another - an OS requires additional drive alterations to its destination drive. There are also hidden and critical OS structures e.g. the Registry.

If you don't have access to your OS install media (DVD/USB etc) and/or your additional installed programs then you will still be able to use imaging software but only providing the size of your current C Drive/partition is smaller than your SSD...
How are you looking to move your current OS to the SSD? is this with an image....if not how?

It's generally good practice to perform a fresh install of the OS coming from an HDD to an SSD since the process will also help optimise Windows for the SSD, though this will require you to reinstall your other programs.
 


I was thinking of making a partition with just my OS on it (which I'm having struggles with), and then copying that partition to my SSD using some Partition Manager program
 
I'm still a little unclear - are you looking to see if you can, in some way, 'transfer' your OS to the SSD without either of the following:
- reinstalling the OS ?
- or, using imaging software such as Acronis True Image ?

These two options are pretty much your only options, since there isn't any way to manually copy & paste an OS from one drive to another - an OS requires additional drive alterations to its destination drive. There are also hidden and critical OS structures e.g. the Registry.

If you don't have access to your OS install media (DVD/USB etc) and/or your additional installed programs then you will still be able to use imaging software but only providing the size of your current C Drive/partition is smaller than your SSD size. You can free up space by transferring any non OS/program data e.g. music/photos/films to a blank cd/dvd. Failing that you might need to uninstall some programs from C.
Then, Google "SSD optimisation steps".
 
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