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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: starcraft2007 on January 29, 2007, 01:29:26 PM

Title: hard drive
Post by: starcraft2007 on January 29, 2007, 01:29:26 PM

I am thinking about upgrading my computer's hard drive (40gb). If i do this can i transfer all the saved things on my 40gb hard drive to my new one? And if I can, how?

Title: Re: hard drive
Post by: fffreak on January 29, 2007, 01:31:19 PM

Norton ghost would do the job. Or you could just format the new harddrive and set your old one as a slave to the new one(master).

Title: Re: hard drive
Post by: soybean on January 29, 2007, 01:45:43 PM

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Norton ghost would do the job. Or you could just format the new harddrive and set your old one as a slave to the new one(master).

These are two very different approaches.  Norton Ghost could restore his entire hard, OS and all, to the new hard drive.  The second approach would merely be a way of copying user data files from the old drive to the new one or just slave the old drive, as you suggested, and keep both hard drives in the computer.

Another option to transfer everything, OS and all, to the new hard drive would be to use the software tools provided by the hard drive manufacturer for this.  For example, Western Digital's Data Lifeguard Tools.

Title: Re: hard drive
Post by: patio on January 29, 2007, 06:33:33 PM

And soybean's option won't cost a dime...

Title: Re: hard drive
Post by: starcraft2007 on January 30, 2007, 05:39:16 PM

So i can keep both hard drives in the computer and they will both work?

Title: Re: hard drive
Post by: GX1_Man on January 31, 2007, 04:32:42 AM

It happens every day.  ;)