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Thread ID: 138673	2015-01-05 03:13:00	Uninstalling programs and operating system from what is now a secondary drive	Misty (368)	Press F1

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1391525	2015-01-05 03:13:00	A technician recently installed a small SSD for me (128 GB). He put my Windows 7 and my programs onto it and it works a lot faster in loading Windows and the programs and some other key things. Am very happy indeed. :-D Now I want to free up space on what is my "F" Drive as it not only holds my photos, docs etc (which will stay there) but also still has the "old" Windows 7 and programs. Should I just delete the redundant programs and operating system, or should I follow some other procedure please ? Haven't been able to Google an answer to this. Jim	Misty (368)
1391526	2015-01-05 03:36:00	It depends a little, if all your software and windows files are now working off the SSD you can simply delete the old windows and program files directories. If however there are programs still installed and running on the old drive it may not be quite as simple. One thing you could try is temporarily disconnecting the hard drive and checking that everything you run still works properly. Once you are confident it's only the photo's & doc's etc you want to keep just delete everything else. You may want to show hidden files as well. A sometimes controversial suggestion but with a 128GB SSD I'd check the virtual memory was set to use the hard drive and not the SSD as well to save space on the smaller drive. Some argue you want it on the SSD for performance, others like myself suggest it has little effect in practice and keeping more space free on the SSD for other uses is more beneficial.	dugimodo (138)
1391527	2015-01-05 04:14:00	It depends a little, if all your software and windows files are now working off the SSD you can simply delete the old windows and program files directories. If however there are programs still installed and running on the old drive it may not be quite as simple. One thing you could try is temporarily disconnecting the hard drive and checking that everything you run still works properly. Once you are confident it's only the photo's & doc's etc you want to keep just delete everything else. You may want to show hidden files as well. A sometimes controversial suggestion but with a 128GB SSD I'd check the virtual memory was set to use the hard drive and not the SSD as well to save space on the smaller drive. Some argue you want it on the SSD for performance, others like myself suggest it has little effect in practice and keeping more space free on the SSD for other uses is more beneficial. Hi dugimodo - I believe from personal observation that all programs are on the SSD, however I did decide to re-install some (in writing ... and in practice !) to keep the cost down eg Windows Office. I have already deleted CCleaner, as I identified it was on both drives. So, can go through, one by one, to be sure to be sure (as the Irish say, even though it is a misconception to say that !). So, I will delete and check, delete and check again. But with the operating system, it is advisable to be very sure. You will know what I mean ! Disconnecting hard drives, may be a breeze to the initiated, ...... but to me ! :-( Advice already given much appreciated :waughh: Best regards, Jim	Misty (368)
1391528	2015-01-05 04:55:00	What dug posted relating to disconnecting the old HDD is the best bet. Dont worry to much about doing it, its quite simple. Make sure the computer is turned off. remove the side of the case. Locate the original HDD, there will be two leads going to it, one will be the SATA cable the other a power cable. Simply pull the power cable out, its got a L shaped slot so it will only go back one way when replacing. I'd suggest you leave the SATA cable alone as some of them have metal "claws" that bite into the HDD connection and they can be a bit more awkward to remove, as they Bite in like teeth when removing if not careful and can easily cause damage. The power cable will look like this: www.playtool.com Fire up the Computer - the SSD drive will work fine on its own ( or should), then try all the programs you have, as long as they open and do what you want then you can safely remove/delete the others from the original drive when its reconnected. To reconnect, turn off the computer, plug the power lead back in, put the side back on, away you go :)	wainuitech (129)
1391529	2015-01-06 02:26:00	Thanks very much Wainuitech - I will do that ! :thumbs: (sorry about my second post which tended to ramble, I started to edit it to make it more readable, got interrupted and went out of time)	Misty (368)
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