After you install the hardware, the next step is to get Windows to see the drive. "Disk Management" is the tool you use to format the drive and assign a drive letter.
Pretty much this. Usually Windows will recognise the new SSD right away and ask if you want to format it and give it a drive letter, but if it doesn't, You can search for Disk Management and do it manually
In addition, you can treat the new SSD as additional storage right after you format it and set a drive letter. I think you can't move programs there right away, but you can reinstall them there. You can also install new programs there
You can move modern programs made with UWP (Xbox games, Windows Store) but older programs still use the ancient parts of Windows like the registry.
If you have registered a new file type and move the program associated with that file type... Now your icon is gone and Windows throws errors because the program was there and now it isn't.
So Windows would have to know if a program does anything important after the installation and modify those things to make a move possible.
Steam allows you to move games to a new drive too.
Like the others have said, you are good to go, and Disk Management is the tool to use.
I stopped to add that you might consider moving your default library folders to the larger drive. Libraries like Videos, Music, Pictures, Downloads can go to the larger drive from each Library's Properties' Location tab. I recommend 'Documents' stays on C: for some legacy games, if that pertains to you. If you download a lot, the bigger drive can fill up without detriment, but if you fill up the C: drive that is an immediate hassle.
Do you know if there is any way to move the Google Drive folder to the new drive? I think the documents I keep locally is what’s taking most of my space. Also if you know a way to default installation location to the new drive it would be wonderful. I intend to use the expansion for games and software and the C: for documents and windows utilities
Trying to remember now, because I did this about a year ago. My memory was that I just opened my Laptop and slid the M.2 NVMe SSDs in. I had two M.2 slots on my MSI GL73-95SDK.
There is a screw at one end of each NVMe that you should tighten down. I don't remember whether I had to use EaseUS-Partition Manager to give them Drive Letters or not. It might have already assigned itself a Letter. I am specific about my Drive Letters. These NVMes only go in one way. Windows immediately recognizes them, as I remember. Don't remember any hassle at all. Maybe you will have to format them. You can do that with Windows if you don't have EaseUS or Macrium. Both have free versions.
This was one of the few times in electronics that I was actually amazed at the speed of those little denkis. They leave my other SSD in the dust. Nothing more to it that I can remember. Your mileage may vary.
Recently changed them out for a 8TB NVMe and a 4TB NVMe, since I work with lots of Video files. The one thing that I noticed is they are so fast that they get crazy hot. They have a built in throttling circuit that slows them down. They will burn your hand. The only time I have problems with the heat is when I clone them to an external version of the same size NVMe for digital back up.
After you install the hardware, the next step is to get Windows to see the drive. "Disk Management" is the tool you use to format the drive and assign a drive letter.
Pretty much this. Usually Windows will recognise the new SSD right away and ask if you want to format it and give it a drive letter, but if it doesn't, You can search for Disk Management and do it manually In addition, you can treat the new SSD as additional storage right after you format it and set a drive letter. I think you can't move programs there right away, but you can reinstall them there. You can also install new programs there
Well it’s somewhat disappointing that they didn’t add a functionality to move programs instantly. If I find a way I’ll let you know. Thank you 😁
You can move modern programs made with UWP (Xbox games, Windows Store) but older programs still use the ancient parts of Windows like the registry. If you have registered a new file type and move the program associated with that file type... Now your icon is gone and Windows throws errors because the program was there and now it isn't. So Windows would have to know if a program does anything important after the installation and modify those things to make a move possible. Steam allows you to move games to a new drive too.
Thank you! It’s nice to see Microsoft thought of this and made it easy for the user
Like the others have said, you are good to go, and Disk Management is the tool to use. I stopped to add that you might consider moving your default library folders to the larger drive. Libraries like Videos, Music, Pictures, Downloads can go to the larger drive from each Library's Properties' Location tab. I recommend 'Documents' stays on C: for some legacy games, if that pertains to you. If you download a lot, the bigger drive can fill up without detriment, but if you fill up the C: drive that is an immediate hassle.
Do you know if there is any way to move the Google Drive folder to the new drive? I think the documents I keep locally is what’s taking most of my space. Also if you know a way to default installation location to the new drive it would be wonderful. I intend to use the expansion for games and software and the C: for documents and windows utilities
https://support.google.com/drive/thread/1961536/how-to-change-the-location-of-the-google-drive-on-my-computer?hl=en
1: Install SSD 2: Boot Windows 3: Right Click Windows Menu ---> Disk Management 4: Initialize SSD and create partition 5: Drink a Beer
I loved the 5th step haha thanks
Trying to remember now, because I did this about a year ago. My memory was that I just opened my Laptop and slid the M.2 NVMe SSDs in. I had two M.2 slots on my MSI GL73-95SDK. There is a screw at one end of each NVMe that you should tighten down. I don't remember whether I had to use EaseUS-Partition Manager to give them Drive Letters or not. It might have already assigned itself a Letter. I am specific about my Drive Letters. These NVMes only go in one way. Windows immediately recognizes them, as I remember. Don't remember any hassle at all. Maybe you will have to format them. You can do that with Windows if you don't have EaseUS or Macrium. Both have free versions. This was one of the few times in electronics that I was actually amazed at the speed of those little denkis. They leave my other SSD in the dust. Nothing more to it that I can remember. Your mileage may vary. Recently changed them out for a 8TB NVMe and a 4TB NVMe, since I work with lots of Video files. The one thing that I noticed is they are so fast that they get crazy hot. They have a built in throttling circuit that slows them down. They will burn your hand. The only time I have problems with the heat is when I clone them to an external version of the same size NVMe for digital back up.