Upgrading to SSD Need Help

Hello,
I have a early 2011, 15" macbook pro and I want to remove my CD drive and put an SSD in its place. I would like to put all the apps and OS on it as well. I was wondering since I have an Adobe Suite and other purchased programs, would I it be possible to put all of those on the SSD or would I have to repurchase everything to put them there? I really dont want to lose my programs.
My computer has been running slow which is why I figured I need a new hard drive to make the OS faster again. When i purchased this computer I believe it started out with OS X 10.6 and then upgraded to 10.7 and now 10.8. I noticed that each time I would lose about 10 gb per update. It seems as if they just pile up on eachother without removing the old files. So to my question would it be worth it to completely back up my drive and on the new ssd have it restore from backup?
I am asuming with all the piling of OS's i should start out fresh but at the same time I dont want to lose my programs but if im going to upgrade to an SSD I want the speed bump from the SSD to apply to my programs.

No they don't pile up on top of one another. The OS X upgrades normally remove the older files the newer version uses and or Overwrite them. But as with everything an upgrade OS is usually bigger then the one it is replacing. 10GBs no but some GBs, 1-3.
As to the SSD I suggest you install it in the Main Bay and move your current Spinning HDD to the optical bay.
So have had problems getting a SSD to work correctly in the optical bay, other haven't but no one has had any problems installing the SSD to the main bay and the spinner to the optical bay. That is IF there are no hardware problems like a bad cable.

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