Swap SSD and Re-format a SSD?

[ssmacc]

Hello,

I couldn’t resist the Agility 3 on today only, couple of questions.
I’ve got a c300 SSD running on one PC as this has SATA6 I’m going to swap this SSD for the new one and put the c300 in another PC (only has SATA3), seems sensible as the Agility 3 is quicker than the c300.

How easy it to back up the OS and swap the SSD’s, and is this advisable (I’m happy with the install and would like to keep it as is if possible). I’ve downloaded Paragon Backup, is this easy to use?

As for the c300 how do I reformat this before I install a fresh copy of Windows 7, I’m sure I’ve read re-formatting is not good for SSD’s or am I mistaken?
Thanks,

 

[ssmacc]

Anyone? think i'll be OK backing up the c300, but should i let windows reformat it?

 

[beejjacobs]

Go for it! Nothing wrong with formatting an SSD? Defragging them is bad for them, maybe that's what you were thinking of?

 

[ssmacc]

That's good enough for me beejjacobs, I'll backup and restore the c300 to the Agility 3 using paragon backup (I've read this aligns the drive correctly) and install a fresh copy of Windows on the c300.

Thanks