Dell Inspiron Laptop Bogging Down

[reubenray]

Will the pictures in "File Explorer" transfer over from the HDD to the SSD?

I have a lot of files already moved to the spare 120gb SSD

 

[harshness]

Will the pictures in "File Explorer" transfer over from the HDD to the SSD?

I'm not sure I understand the context of the question.

Are talking about dragging and dropping .vs. cloning the drive?

Any program that can copy files (File Explorer included) can do so between drives (regardless of their mechanical configuration) as long as both drives are connected. File Explorer in particular will usually miss hidden and system files so it isn't particularly useful for archiving. If you want to make backups of your important files, I'd suggest you use a bona fide backup program. Backup programs may catch information (like NTFS Alternate Data Streams; a Microsoft version of the old Mac Resource Fork) that File Explorer can't.

Pictures aren't special files from a backup or copy standpoint. They're treated no differently than any other file (i.e. .EXE, .XLS, .BAT, .ZIP, .RAR, etc.).

 

[TheKrell]

Will the pictures in "File Explorer" transfer over from the HDD to the SSD?

I am not certain but I think you are talking about default file properties in Windows Explorer. If you set this on your new installation, then you should see the thumbnails there too.

 

[harshness]

I am not certain but I think you are talking about default file properties in Windows Explorer. If you set this on your new installation, then you should see the thumbnails there too.

Thumbs.db files are automatically generated by Windows. File explorer doesn't copy these files as they are hidden but Windows creates new Thumbs.db files automatically where the copied/moved picture files land.

Windows thumbnail cache - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[reubenray]

I have everything I need to put in a new SSD. The transfer from the HDD to the SSD was done yesterday. It took three tries before it worked.

I will install the new drive in the next few days. I want to make sure I am not interrupted once I start. I also got a static mat to do this on. I have opened up my laptop once before to replace the battery so there should be no hiccups (fingers crossed).

 

[harshness]

I will install the new drive in the next few days. I want to make sure I am not interrupted once I start. I also got a static mat to do this on. I have opened up my laptop once before to replace the battery so there should be no hiccups (fingers crossed).

You're waaay overthinking this. That said, laptop batteries are usually a snap-in or slide-lock affair. You'll probably have to open a door and remove a couple of screws for a mass storage change-out. There should be an installation manual specifically for changing out drives in your laptop.

It shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Make sure you use a spacer (often provided with SATA SSDs) if the drive is loose in its mounts.

 

[reubenray]

You're waaay overthinking this. That said, laptop batteries are usually a snap-in or slide-lock affair. You'll probably have to open a door and remove a couple of screws for a mass storage change-out. There should be an installation manual specifically for changing out drives in your laptop.

It shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Make sure you use a spacer (often provided with SATA SSDs) if the drive is loose in its mounts.

This Dell model I had to take it completely apart to get to the battery. I have a video already saved on my tablet to review as I am working on it. The SSD did come with a spacer.

 

[reubenray]

This Dell model I had to take it completely apart to get to the battery. I have a video already saved on my tablet to review as I am working on it. The SSD did come with a spacer.

I have it swapped and I started it. It has been running for 15 minutes but it has started up yet

 

[harshness]

This Dell model I had to take it completely apart to get to the battery.

I suppose that the Inspiron line isn't really designed to last long enough to bother upgrading. Dell's upper tiers are fairly modular.

 

[reubenray]

It's alive!!!!I

As always (at least with me) there was one screw that did not want to come out. Otherwise the install was very easy. I am updated the system now that I had paused.

There is one issue. There is a half inch by half inch square on my screen that is messed up.

 

[primestar31]

There is a half inch by half inch square on my screen that is messed up.

Did you unplug the lcd screen plug for some reason? Perhaps take it apart again, and reseat that connector.

 

[reubenray]

Did you unplug the lcd screen plug for some reason? Perhaps take it apart again, and reseat that connector.

No, all I unplugged was the hard drive. It is in a different location each time it loads at a restart. I have no idea where the lcd screen plug will be.

 

[reubenray]

The update went through a lot faster with no bogging down while it was downloading and installing. But it took a long time to restart.

 

[reubenray]

The spot on the screen disappeared.

I checked the "startup" of Task Manager and Acronis had three items on it. Maybe this is the reason it took a long time to restart and I disabled these. I won't know until I have to shut the laptop down and restart it. I normally let it run all the time until I had an update.

Everything seems to be working much faster now.

 

[harshness]

Everything seems to be working much faster now.

Told ya. It is almost like a new computer.

 

[reubenray]

Told ya. It is almost like a new computer.

Yep - everything is working great now. I did an update of the Intel drivers and it really improved everything especially the screen settings. These would not load up before. Also everything that I saved to my spare SSD I put in a master file and I left it on the desktop. Everything was still on it.

It just did an update check with no issues. The Windows 11 option may be an option now. Is it worth it or not to upgrade it to Windows 11?

 

[harshness]

Is it worth it or not to upgrade it to Windows 11?

There are many YouTube videos that may help answer this question. You need to decide for yourself.

That said, I vote no at this point.

 

[Comptech]

I have 4 machines here, two with Win10 and Two with Win 11. I really do not see much difference at all.

 

[primestar31]

It just did an update check with no issues. The Windows 11 option may be an option now. Is it worth it or not to upgrade it to Windows 11?

Don't push your luck.

 

[harshness]

I have 4 machines here, two with Win10 and Two with Win 11. I really do not see much difference at all.

It isn't as much about performance differences as it is about functionality changes. Windows 11 is not a superset of Windows 10. Some things have been added, some things have been removed and some just work differently (they're finally harmonizing changes they started with Windows 8).