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Installing a new SSD- do I need to keep recovery partitions from the old drive ?
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<blockquote data-quote="jetman" data-source="post: 892158" data-attributes="member: 63028"><p>I have a Dell PC which came with a 256GB SSD. I want to install a 500GB SSD instead. There is no personal data I need to keep from the old SSD drive.</p><p></p><p>My intention was to just to install the new 500GB SSD and then freshly install Windows onto it. (I assume that I can easily do this from a USB when it first boots up ?).</p><p></p><p>However, on Disk Manager in Windows I see that the old 256GB SSD contains various partitions- including a Dell recovery partition. Should I be somehow transferring all these partitions onto my new 500GB SSD, or should I just ignore them and Install Windows from scratch ?</p><p></p><p>I have a copy of Macrium Reflect Home- although I am not particularly experienced at using it. </p><p></p><p>What I can see in Disk manager is copied below. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]243614[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jetman, post: 892158, member: 63028"] I have a Dell PC which came with a 256GB SSD. I want to install a 500GB SSD instead. There is no personal data I need to keep from the old SSD drive. My intention was to just to install the new 500GB SSD and then freshly install Windows onto it. (I assume that I can easily do this from a USB when it first boots up ?). However, on Disk Manager in Windows I see that the old 256GB SSD contains various partitions- including a Dell recovery partition. Should I be somehow transferring all these partitions onto my new 500GB SSD, or should I just ignore them and Install Windows from scratch ? I have a copy of Macrium Reflect Home- although I am not particularly experienced at using it. What I can see in Disk manager is copied below. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. [ATTACH type="full"]243614[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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