Clone HDD to SSD

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I currently own two 1 TB HDDs. I would like to replace my primary HDD with a 500GB SSD due to the decrease in pricing. However, I would like to clone my primary HDD after removing some data so that all my main programs and current copy of Windows continue to function. My current HDD is C and I would like the new SSD to be C as well so paths continue to work. Is this fairly easy to do or would it be easier to install a fresh copy of Windows and redownload all my programs? I'd prefer not to reinstall from scratch but I can if it is absolutely necessary. Am currently using Win 7.

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