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Question posted by ant029 on October 27th, 2012

Transferring Windows 7 And Default Programs To An Ssd

I'd like to transfer windows and my programs to a second drive (a Samsung 830 SSD) on my new Inspiron 7720 before I add much, and use the original drive for data. Any advice on pitfalls to avoid? I see that some of the original drive is protected and can't be copied. Is this a problem?

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Answer #1: Posted by NiranjanvijaykumarAtDell on October 30th, 2012 12:13 AM

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Hello ant029,

I am from Dell Social Media and Community.

You may not be able to copy the OS and program files to another drive, you may activate RAID option if available on your system to create the mirror of the main drive and then disable raid.

If RAID option is not available, then you will have to make the SSD as bootable and install a copy of windows on it and then transfer all data to the SSD, later format the main drive for storage purpose.

Let me know if you need any further support. I will be glad to help you.

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