Installing old SSD in new build PC

mark.swandells · 9 Jan 2013 at 10:40

Hi

I'm going to be starting to build soon and would be grateful for your advice re the best method to tranfser the content of my SSD in my current system to my new build.

The current SSD is a clone of a Windows 7 OEM. I want to do a clean install of the new Windows 7 OEM I will purchase but want to keep everything else.

I would appreciate advice on the best way to do this, I have seen lots of advice on transferring OS and SSDs but can't find specific advice on this.

Cheers

Mark

mark.swandells · 9 Jan 2013 at 21:57

It's possible that I've asked a completely stupid question or a complex one, either way, I'd appreciate it if somebody could tell me which of those it is

wazza300 · 9 Jan 2013 at 22:05

You'd have to do a clean install then plug in your other ssd and drag over your files ect an re install any programs

mark.swandells · 9 Jan 2013 at 22:19

Thanks for the reply, I only have the the one SSD (I have plenty of external HDDs) so I'm trying to figure out the best way - if there is one?

wazza300 · 9 Jan 2013 at 22:25

Oh,so you wanna clone your ssd to external hdd,wipe your ssd,do clean install and drag your files back to your ssd from external?

Duke · 9 Jan 2013 at 22:27

Move the data you want to keep (i.e. documents, music etc) from the SSD to the external HD, then do a clean install with the SSD in the new computer? You could actually just do a clean install and during that, it will realise you already have a previous install of Windows on the SSD and it will offer to keep the files - but best to back up just in case.

mark.swandells · 9 Jan 2013 at 22:38

Thanks, that's very helpful. I didn't know whether it would recognise the exisitng OS and just ask for a new key (which I was hoping might be the case). I back up as a matter of course so I appreciate the advice just in case it goes wrong.