Question Using an SSD and HDD together

[Sofi52]

Hello, I'm planning to buy an SSD from my computer and I wanna use it together with my old HDD. Would I need to switch between the two drivers or can I just start Windows from the SSD and access the files I wanna keep on the HDD from there?

 

[PC Tailor]

Hello, I'm planning to buy an SSD from my computer and I wanna use it together with my old HDD. Would I need to switch between the two drivers or can I just start Windows from the SSD and access the files I wanna keep on the HDD from there?

Assuming you are referring to a desktop computer.

No need to switch between them, just install the one you want your Windows on, install it.
Then install secondary drive and it will be "plug and play" effectively. You can access both from Windows.

if it's a laptop, obviously you'll need to make sure you have the expandability to install a second drive.

 

[Sofi52]

Assuming you are referring to a desktop computer.

No need to switch between them, just install the one you want your Windows on, install it.
Then install secondary drive and it will be "plug and play" effectively. You can access both from Windows.

if it's a laptop, obviously you'll need to make sure you have the expandability to install a second drive.

Okay, thank you! And do I need to uninstall windows from the old HDD?

 

[PC Tailor]

Okay, thank you! And do I need to uninstall windows from the old HDD?

You don't need to no. Just you may as well as all it's doing at that point is taking up space. But you can do that afterwards if you so choose, so you don't have to worry about that now.

Just make sure the HDD is uninstalled entirely before clean installing on the SSD. Then plug the HDD back in afterwards and make sure your boot priority is set to the SSD in BIOS.

 

[Sofi52]

You don't need to no. Just you may as well as all it's doing at that point is taking up space. But you can do that afterwards if you so choose, so you don't have to worry about that now.

Just make sure the HDD is uninstalled entirely before clean installing on the SSD. Then plug the HDD back in afterwards and make sure your boot priority is set to the SSD in BIOS.

Okay, thanks for all your help!