DavidG1
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SSDs have a standard 2.5” format. Desktop HDDs are 3.5” format. SSDs are light enough to be secured with double sided tape anywhere in the chassis. Officially you can buy 2.5” to 3.5” adapters that will mount in a 3.5” HDD bay. Modern cases usually have specific 2.5” mountsSo the best way would be for me to find a way to mount the SSD inside the case and attach it to a spare 'SATA' which will be a socket type of arrangement? There is usually a series of these inside the case?
Yes, most motherboards have spare SATA sockets, you may need to buy a SATA data cable such as this.
Amazon product ASIN B07TB5QBPK
Most computers have spare SATA power cables. At a pinch if you have a DVD drive you might be able to temporarily disconnect it’s SATA cable (and power cable) and use that instead. However if you intend on reusing the HDD you will need to purchase a cable.
Yes ccleaner constantly runs in the background using up resources. As a final note windows 10 automatically defragments HDDs every weekI already use CCleaner. Another thing in my large defense battery! I notice that you always uninstall afterward. This is to keep things as simple as they need to be and conserve resources?
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