Help moving User Directory back to primary OS SSD drive from data HDD

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  1. CigarXO
    Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Home ver 1607 build 14393.351
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       New #11

    OMG...
    I entered the CMD prompt as instructed.
    1. bcdedit /createstore bcd - completed
    2. bcdedit /import bcd - identified 2 installations, would not complete "A" because of "multiple indistinguishable devices"
    3. bootrec /rebuildbcd - same result

    I later identified the two installs as C:Windows and C:Windows.old

    Then came the fun:
    Upon exiting the CMD prompt, my computer booted to BLUE SCreen - "BCD missing or contains errors" File: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD Error Code: 0xc000000f

    I've now gone through multiple iterations of having to boot from a Recovery disc, cannot utilize Startup Repair, several routes lead to a "drive locked" message. I've tried a few advisories to "fix bcd" but hit the same multiple installation snag - then "device cannot be found" when I isolated to just C:Windows - I assume is from drive lock problem. Ran chkdsk - no problems found.

    I'm I back to needing to RESET from ISO?
    1. Keep my files, loose my apps (and thereby loosing apps I've paid for)
    2. clean reinstall
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  3. Kari
    Posts : 17,661
    Windows 10 Pro
       New #12

    CigarXO said:
    OMG...
    I entered the CMD prompt as instructed.
    1. bcdedit /createstore bcd - completed
    2. bcdedit /import bcd - identified 2 installations, would not complete "A" because of "multiple indistinguishable devices"
    3. bootrec /rebuildbcd - same result
    That's my mistake, I didn't even think that your system would still have remnants of an old installation.

    OK, using another PC, download Macrium Reflect Free: Macrium Reflect Free


    Install Macrium Reflect and create a USB or CD/DVD rescue media as told in this tutorial: Macrium Reflect - Backup Restore - Windows 10 Forums (see Part One to install Reflect, Part Two to create rescue media).

    When done, use the rescue USB or CD/DVD to boot your problem PC. When Macrium console is shown, select Fix Windows boot problems on top of the left pane:

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    Select your OS, click Next:

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    Click Finish:

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    Let Macrium do its magic. Click Yes to restart the PC, it should boot now:

    Help moving User Directory back to primary OS SSD drive from data HDD-image.png

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  4. CigarXO
    Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Home ver 1607 build 14393.351
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       New #13

    Kari,
    Thanks for pointing me to Macrium Reflect. My machine was stuck in Blue Screen unable to get beyond Recovery Boot. With Macrium, the machine is running the installed WIN10 OS on the SSD, I've moved the User Directory to the SSD (C:) and WIN10 seems a bit more stable as indicated by switching among Users, stable apps and access to startup/diagnostic tools. If I'd found Macrium a year ago, it would have been a much easier WIN10 experience.

    Out of curiosity I ran the bcd cmds again with these results:

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    The move of Users back to C: has left me with a clean HDD (D:) which I plan to use for Data, Docs, Music, Photos - the records a family usually collects. I'll do this by relocating the User file locations with Properties. It would be a good time to correctly partition the drive before moving folders. Can you point me to a good instructional thread - or do I just Reformat the drive?

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    I would appreciate this info because I have a second computer I just replaced a MB, upgraded CPU and installed SSD. I'm confused about how/what to do with partitioning after using the Samsung Data Migration tool to clone the HDD to SSD. Now the HDD has recovery and

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    Thanks so much!
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  6. Kari
    Posts : 17,661
    Windows 10 Pro
       New #14

    Good to know you got it fixed.


    CigarXO said:
    Out of curiosity I ran the bcd cmds again with these results:
    Bootrec command is not a Windows command per se, it's not present in Windows, giving the error message shown in your screenshot when entered in Command Prompt when Windows is booted normally. It's only present in Windows recovery console, when Command Prompt is launched after computer has been booted to recovery console. Therefore it cannot be used when Windows is booted normally.

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