You may also want to take this opportunity to upgrade the drive to
SSD. Image the Win7 system to a new SSD and do the upgrade. In case of
problem just put back the old HDD and resume business.
In the long run I have found Win7 to Win10 upgrades to result in a slow system
due to software rust. Hence I opt to just install on a new drive, keeping the
old drive as backup.
This (above)
I built a new computer last winter and did a clean install of Win10. My
old Win7 HD is still available if I need it. I have a clone of the Win7
drive and the new Win10 drive. I use Macrium to do the cloning and
syncback. With so many HD's now I find this switch to be handy.
<https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TZR3E70/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
Not sure about a 6 year old Dell but it may not support the the full
speed of the latest sata III SSD's. But even at the slower sata II
supported speed it is a worthwhile upgrade. Something like a
<https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1382498-REG/samsung_mz_76e500b_am_860_evo_500gb_internal.html>
could be used in a new computer too.
Another option would be an M2 drive that would fit in a PCIe adapter. I
think you would need an 4x slot minimum or faster, (check).
<https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1398240-REG/samsung_mz_v7e500bw_500gb_970_evo_nvme.html>
<https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1262178-REG/startech_pex4m2e1_x4_pci_express_to.html>
M
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