July 13, 201510 yr Hey guys, I have a Windows 7 gaming rig with the OS installed on a 60gb OCZ SSD. There is absolutely no space left, even when disk cleanup automatically runs. I also have 2 500gb HDDs that are dedicated for programs on one and files/backups on the other, both fine space-wise. I have a spare Samsung 850 Evo 120gb SSD I picked up a while back, and I would like to transfer the OS SSD over. I have read that the best way to do this is a clean install, but I do not have my Win7 install disc anymore. Could I trust the Samsung software to transfer everything, and then make my new SSD the boot drive? And would that fix all the problems? Kinda a side question, what happens when Win 10 comes out if I would like to upgrade? Will there be enough space on the Samsung, or do you think I could leave my OCZ SSD in there and do a dual OS boot? Sorry, lots of questions. But if anyone can help it's much appreciated. Thanks James Schroeder 7900X3D | 4080 Super | G.Skill 64gb 6000mhz CAS36
July 13, 201510 yr If you can get your Windows 7 key from your system, you can download the iso files directly from Microsoft that you can burn to a DVD or copy to a USB flash drive. All is not lost as long as you have a legal copy of Windows 7. -Jim Engage, research, inform and make your posts count! -Jim Morvay Origin EON-17SLX - Under the hood: Intel Core i7 7700K at 4.2GHz (Base) 4.6GHz (overclock), nVidia GeForce GTX-1080 Pascal w/8gb vram, 32gb (2x16) Crucial 2400mhz RAM, 3840 x 2160 17.3" IPS w/G-SYNC, Samsung 950 EVO 256GB PCIe m.2 SSD (Primary), Samsung 850 EVO 500gb M.2 (Sim Drive), MS Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit
July 13, 201510 yr Author Thanks for the info Jim. I have a legitimate copy of Win 7 but it turns out that it's an OEM product key, so I can't download the iso files from Microsoft. James Schroeder 7900X3D | 4080 Super | G.Skill 64gb 6000mhz CAS36
July 13, 201510 yr Hi, If you can remove some data on that drive to install a program called Acronis, you should be able to make a complete copy of the drive, including Windows. I just did it a few days ago, went from 10,000rpm drive to a 1TB SSD. Both drives are bootable and work just fine, just something to think about. It saved me days of reinstalling, I now keep a backup drive with the exact same data for all my computers. I'm done with reinstalls. Former Beta Tester - (for a few companies) - As well as provide Regional Voice Set Recordings Two: AMD-9950X | One: AMD-7950X3D | Three: Asus TUF 4090s | Three: 64GB DDR5 RAM 6000mhz | Three: Cosair 1300 P/S | Three: 990Pro 2TB NVME One: Eugenius ECS2512 - 2.5 GHz Switch | Three: Ice Giant Elite CPU Coolers | Three: 75" 4K UHDTVs | One: Boeing 737NG Flight Deck
July 14, 201510 yr Yes. Just download the Samsung software and clone your C:\ OS to the 850 EVO Clayton Scott Win10 Pro x64v2004 -256GB M.2 600p | Prepar3D v5.0 hf2 -512GB M.2 960Pro | Storage -1TB 850 Pro Z270 XPower Titanium / i7-7700K @4.7GHz-H115i / 32GB Trident Z @3200MHz 14-14-14-34 GTX1070 Quicksilver (451.48) | 34W 2560x1080 | Crystal 460X-AX860i
July 14, 201510 yr Author Thanks guys. I'm not able to get back to my computer until next week but I'll try to post here how it goes or if I have any problems. James Schroeder 7900X3D | 4080 Super | G.Skill 64gb 6000mhz CAS36
July 14, 201510 yr Thanks for the info Jim. I have a legitimate copy of Win 7 but it turns out that it's an OEM product key, so I can't download the iso files from Microsoft. And you looked at the Windows 7 sticker on your machine? Engage, research, inform and make your posts count! -Jim Morvay Origin EON-17SLX - Under the hood: Intel Core i7 7700K at 4.2GHz (Base) 4.6GHz (overclock), nVidia GeForce GTX-1080 Pascal w/8gb vram, 32gb (2x16) Crucial 2400mhz RAM, 3840 x 2160 17.3" IPS w/G-SYNC, Samsung 950 EVO 256GB PCIe m.2 SSD (Primary), Samsung 850 EVO 500gb M.2 (Sim Drive), MS Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit
July 14, 201510 yr Author I don't have a sticker, my PC was custom built by a family friend who works for Microsoft. I emailed him and he had the key he used for the OS on my ssd still in his files James Schroeder 7900X3D | 4080 Super | G.Skill 64gb 6000mhz CAS36
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