I just bought a new hard drive for my Dell Dimension Desktop B110. I can't copy my current hard drive to anywhere else on the computer (D drive cannot be formatted). Can I copy all of the files to a floppy disk, a CD or some other way than backing it up on the computer?
2006-12-08 11:34:16 · 4 answers · asked by midjrsy 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
If you only have a few files, then a floppy may be ok. I suspect that the new drive is to replace the old drive? If so, then when following the instructions that come with the new drive, one of the options should be to copy all of the information from the old drive onto the new one.
This basically copies the entire disk onto the new drive and is the simplest method for swapping drives; no messing with the OS, no extra device to back up data, etc.
If you didn't get the instructions with the drive, go to their web site and download not only the manual but their tools for doing the above task as well.
2006-12-08 11:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by BigRez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't need to get every single file that you have. System Files that are on the C: Drive should be reinstalled when you reinstall windows on the new hard drive. You should probably only have to back up things like projects and maybe an odd program or two that you can't find or have anymore.
If you really have to get the entire C: Drive, then there are options. If you have the space, you can put all of the folders in a zip file and split it with something like HJ-Split. You can then burn the files to a disc or put them on a floppy (tough it will be a hell of a lot of floppies!)
If you don't have the space for that, you can do the process smaller. You can zip things and save them on the disc, erasing the previous zip file after it is done with before getting out of space.
2006-12-08 11:45:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A floppy or CD? that might be kind of difficult...
I guess you could try and fragment a rather large zip or rar file
2006-12-08 11:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by Nick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know what excetly you are trying to do but I feel that you are just trying to backup your data before you install a new harddrive. the best solution would be to install new HD. and then put you old HD as Slave and you new as Master. and now you dont even need to save you can just transfer your files by copy and paste. or you can put you new HD as Slave and Old as Master. I hope it help. if you just Burn your important stuff on CD.
2006-12-08 11:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋