Solved Do I need to clone a drive that does not contain an OS?

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So I have a storage drive that is pretty much dead and it contains some programs that I still use, like steam. And I was wondering if I could just copy and paste everything to a new drive and change the drive letter of the new drive to match the old drive instead of cloning. I'm curious, would that work?
 

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Anything that was custom, advanced, default installed will have to be installed likewise again.
Everything that was copied and pasted onto that ol' drive can be copied and pasted onto the new drive.
Using Macrium Reflect free or fee, you can make a full image of the drive. Then restore said full image onto the new drive.
 

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Cloning it is. Thanks for the info, was good to know!
 

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Windows 10 Pro x64AMD 1090t 3.21GHz2x2gb mushkin DDR3 and 2x4gb G.Skill Ripjaws ...Sapphire 280
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
AMD 1090t 3.21GHz
Motherboard
Asus m5A97 LE 2.0
Memory
2x2gb mushkin DDR3 and 2x4gb G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire 280
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VH236H 23''
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 335 Series 240GB SSD
WD Blue 1TB (WD10EZEX)
PSU
Thermaltake toughpower 775watts
Case
NZXT mid tower case
Cooling
CoolerMaster V8, 3 120mm case fans and a 140mm case fan
Keyboard
Rosewill RK-9000RE Red switch
Mouse
Logitech G500
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