Transfer of OS to SSD, but File now too big

Hi Masnet

No need to do that yet . .

When installing Windows onto the SSD, disconnect any other drive on your system, there is a little known problem if other drive(s) are attached during the installation process, the page file or boot configuration can end up on the wrong drive . . .

So Install Windows 10 onto the SSD and then install any required device drivers

Then you can re-connect that other drive and remove the Windows installation files and folder from that drive . . .

Hi MasNet

Your Windows folder is the correct size and you do not seem to have a lot of software installed, have you considered just clean installing Windows onto the new 120GB SSD, and re-installing your apps

Can you connect that original drive to your system and use that as a data drive?

You can reinstall Windows 10 at any time and it will not cost you anything !

Since you previously had Windows 10 installed and activated on that PC during the installation process skip the steps which ask for a product key and select the option 'I am Reinstalling Windows 10 on this PC', and activation will not be an issue, your PC will have a digital entitlement stored on the Microsoft Activation Servers

Make sure you install the same Edition of Windows 10 (Home, Pro . . . etc.) you previously had installed to avoid Activation issues

Click this link:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

to download the Media Creation Tool (Click on Download Tool Now), with that you can download the latest Windows 10 ISO (Select Create Installation Media for Another PC), you can create a bootable USB flash drive (min 8GB) using that tool

Then, Boot your PC from the Installation Media you just created (change Boot Order in your BIOS) to begin installing Windows 10

If you have problems booting from a boot disc, you may have UEFI BIOS:

Insert the Bootable Installation Media, then go into your BIOS and make the following changes:

1. Disable Secure Boot
2. Enable Legacy Boot
3. If Available enable CSM
4. If Required enable USB Boot
5. Move the device with the bootable disc to the top of the boot order
6. Save BIOS changes, restart your System and it should boot from the Installation Media

HI MasNet,

I doubt your system folder is 440GB, that could be in error , , ,

Windows Explorer is useless when it comes to working out where your hard drive space is being used . . .

Click the link below to download a small free utility called Treesize. Using that tool, you will instantly see where this space is being used

https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/

Please provide a screenshot of the resulting TreeSize window . . .

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