From an old computer I took out my 1.5 TB HDD which had Windows 7 OS x64 , (along with all my programs and files ).
This 1.5 TB Disc was put into a new build (current - see sig ) case with a newer smaller primary 160 GB drive with a fresh Windows install . I actually want the 1.5 TB drive for a server which I am embarking upon
It has been working well , I have managed to run steam along with all games from this secondary drive ,albeit losing some game saves , no big deal. I managed this by installing steam on the primary drive and copying the Steam install files from the old drive to the new ( researching online - thanks google )
However in the near future I want to replace & clone this 1.5 TB,(secondary drive ) HDD for a smaller 500 GB HDD since I am only using 1/3 of its space for gaming .Currently ( I assume) the secondary dirve has lots of folders that arent used ( ahem -windows) , since I am using the OS on the Primary drive ,so I assume I should delete all the files including the windows directory while keeping all the necessarily programs files and games ( steam ) right or wrong ?
Last thing I want is not being able to talk with the Drive and being unable to launch steam .
My gut tells me its just a case of copying the relevant program files to a new disk , as save games are mostly kept on the primary drive ( users/appdata or documents/savegames ).However just feel I should run it past a few tech gurus beforehand , so I can learn also.
thanks in advance and happy christmas
This 1.5 TB Disc was put into a new build (current - see sig ) case with a newer smaller primary 160 GB drive with a fresh Windows install . I actually want the 1.5 TB drive for a server which I am embarking upon
It has been working well , I have managed to run steam along with all games from this secondary drive ,albeit losing some game saves , no big deal. I managed this by installing steam on the primary drive and copying the Steam install files from the old drive to the new ( researching online - thanks google )
However in the near future I want to replace & clone this 1.5 TB,(secondary drive ) HDD for a smaller 500 GB HDD since I am only using 1/3 of its space for gaming .Currently ( I assume) the secondary dirve has lots of folders that arent used ( ahem -windows) , since I am using the OS on the Primary drive ,so I assume I should delete all the files including the windows directory while keeping all the necessarily programs files and games ( steam ) right or wrong ?
Last thing I want is not being able to talk with the Drive and being unable to launch steam .
My gut tells me its just a case of copying the relevant program files to a new disk , as save games are mostly kept on the primary drive ( users/appdata or documents/savegames ).However just feel I should run it past a few tech gurus beforehand , so I can learn also.
thanks in advance and happy christmas
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