Moving Boot files to Correct Drive


  1. DaOwEnAtOr
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    Moving Boot files to Correct Drive


    Hello and thank you for your help. First time posting here. I have a problem that has been going on for days and driving me crazy.

    I got a new SSD/HDD combo drive. I was moving all my files and partitions around and I deleted the System Partition on both my bootable drives.

    After 24 straight hours working on this, this is where I'm at.

    I have 3 total drives

    1 2TB C: drive Main Drive with Windows 7 (Main windows with files)
    1 465GB E: drive for backup also has Windows 7 (Clean Fresh Install, Nothing on the drive but Win7)
    1 586GB Drive for files only.

    I got my original (Good) windows to finally boot with my 2TB being C:

    The boot files seem to be on drive E:

    Now first, I have tried and tried to move to boot files but NOTHING has worked.

    I CAN'T afford to lose the windows files on C: (2TB) It has many settings(trip monitors etc) that I don't want to loose.

    What is the best way to fix.

    I am scared to try things that will make it to where I can't boot (Work from Home on this computer)

    Attached Disk Management screenshot.

    Thank you
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  3. whs
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    Try this: Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD
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  4. DaOwEnAtOr
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    Unfortunately, I have, to no success.
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  6. whs
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    This has always worked. You must have made a mistake.
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  7. DaOwEnAtOr
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    You are RIGHT! Tried another time and it WORKED! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
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  8. whs
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    Glad to see that you could get it done.
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