320gb hdd to 128gb ssd problems

Much better. You can save more by disabling indexing, System Restore (optional, maybe not for you yet, but soon) and other items. Check here for SSD optimization guidance, including space recovery. The SSD Optimization Guide - The SSD Review(ignore 11, 13, 14, 17 and 18). I don't know anything about manipulating or reducing the size of the Winsxs folder.

 

17 gb now so thats much more manageable. Guess it's the best I can get without screwing it up. (You know I can!)

Thanks so much for your help revelator I appreciate all the advice given you do know your stuff. Now onto the subject of putting the hdd back in. Is there going to be problems due to the ssd being a different format now?

 

Great, gogul1, glad it's working.

You will still be able to read the old HDD, but wouldn't be able to boot from it. However, best practice is to back up any data, music, pictures, games, and then reformat the HDD (removing all partitions in the process). Then load the HDD up as desired.

 

Thanks. Any recommendations on re format, i will delete all and start fresh like its a new computer (i have game saves already so games can be reinstalled fresh)

Will put a summarised explanation of everything thats gone on in case somebody else has a peanut instead of a brain in their skull.

 

Since your HDD was originally an OS drive, it will have at least 2 partitions, one designated System Reserved. To clean up your HDD properly, you need to delete any partitions other than the main. The easiest way to do that is to use the Disk Management applet. To launch, go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Run and double click. The Run box will appear. Type "DISKMGMT.MSC" (no quotes) into the box and run as Administrator.

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Click on your HDD (probably D: drive, but whichever shows the largest capacity) in the upper box. If your drive looks like mine, i.e., one large partition, then you are good to format. But if your drive looks more like my Disk 1 in the lower box (which is my 256GB SSD divided into 3 partitions) with multiple partitions, then you need to right click on the smaller partition(s) one at a time and select "Delete Volume." Your goal is to have only a single partition/volume remaining occupying the entire disk. Then right click on the last remaining partition and select Format. Done deal -- completely clean and freshly formatted.

NOTE: The Disk 0 and Disk 1 designations used in the lower box correspond to the Port identifiers and designate the physical location of the disks. Disk 0 means the drive bay/slot at the side. Disk 1 is the middle bay. My SSD is in the middle bay and is therefore Disk 1; the 750GB HDD is in the side bay and is Disk 0 in my R3. If your drive locations are reversed, then the Disk designations will be reversed. Be certain you are working with the right disk; you don't want to wipe out all you have accomplished with your SSD to this point.

If this is not clear, ask.

 

My ssd is un module 0. Module 1 is considered secondary hard drive right? Going to do that in a couple of days and arrange my hdd to be the memory for less important items like movies and secondary tier games. Oddly the whole process is quite smooth when the formatting is right. Can't believe the ssd was configured wrong and therefore couldn't boot. Doh! Its a new ssd I thought they were more flexible but some are obviously more than others. Thanks for the help will compile info soon and then post it. Heres hoping the hdd goes right too.