what can i delete?

toasteh · 2 May 2012 at 17:00

i've installed my 128gb m4, with my old hdd plugged in a a astorage drive. it's still got everything on it from my old windows 7 install. I want to keep documents, music etc

toasteh · 4 May 2012 at 13:15

Anyone?

Barry1987 · 4 May 2012 at 13:35

Just delete everything apart from the folders that have the files you want to keep.

Afterwards, you can change the location of the Windows 7 library folders (documents, pictures, downloads etc.) to the folders on your hard drive. I you don't know how to do this - all you have to do is go to your personal folder (start, then your name at the top above documents etc.) then find the folder (eg. my documents) right click, properties, location tab, move, then select the directory on your storage hard drive.

mp260767 · 4 May 2012 at 13:54

any reason you can't keep documents , music etc on your old drive and just use the ssd for o/s and specific apps ?

toasteh · 4 May 2012 at 14:24

mp260767 said:
any reason you can't keep documents , music etc on your old drive and just use the ssd for o/s and specific apps ?

thats exactly what i want to do, but my old hdd has an old install of windows on it as well as my documents etc. am I right in thinking that i can delete everything other than x:\Users\ ?

El Jimben · 4 May 2012 at 15:16

toasteh said:
thats exactly what i want to do, but my old hdd has an old install of windows on it as well as my documents etc. am I right in thinking that i can delete everything other than x:\Users\ ?

Yep.

HEADRAT · 4 May 2012 at 15:17

WinDirStat is pretty handy for seeing what using your space as well

http://windirstat.info/

mp260767 · 4 May 2012 at 15:20

toasteh said:
thats exactly what i want to do, but my old hdd has an old install of windows on it as well as my documents etc. am I right in thinking that i can delete everything other than x:\Users\ ?

ah ok my mistake i thought u wanted to tidy up the ssd

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toasteh · 4 May 2012 at 18:22

ok, next question. windows wont let me delete the old program files and windows folders, any idea how to get rid of 'em?

mp260767 · 4 May 2012 at 23:53

is it giving you a particular error message when you try to ?

toasteh · 5 May 2012 at 00:41

I need trustedinstaller's permission or something

mp260767 · 5 May 2012 at 02:48

have a read of the following article, seems you need to change the owner of the folders/subdirectories:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...to-files/5203914d-9357-4b71-a4c5-a2d11d392fff

craarc · 5 May 2012 at 05:07

did i miss somethiong or .... just keep a clean install of win xyz on ur ssd... and main progs on it also or just keep everything else on the hdd

tbh i would keep the hdd as it is and new os install on the ssd and a couple main programs then link to the hddd and multi boot....

but yes you can del *.* what you want if u dont want 2 op sys, then copy all the files u want onto a partition on the old hdd remove the os then expand the partition and use it as a storage drive for the os on the ssd

is that what u mean ?

toasteh · 5 May 2012 at 11:08

craarc said:
did i miss somethiong or .... just keep a clean install of win xyz on ur ssd... and main progs on it also or just keep everything else on the hdd

tbh i would keep the hdd as it is and new os install on the ssd and a couple main programs then link to the hddd and multi boot....

but yes you can del *.* what you want if u dont want 2 op sys, then copy all the files u want onto a partition on the old hdd remove the os then expand the partition and use it as a storage drive for the os on the ssd

is that what u mean ?

i have literally no idea what you just said