how do you get information off of a old hard drive on to my new pc?

Answer 1

There a lot of options here depending on the situation. Here are key few key factors/possibilities.

Is the hard drive not a computer but instead just "in hand"? If this is the case you can either install it into your new machine (perhaps more work than needed) or you can get a drive enclosure that would allow you to then hook it up with a USB connection to copy from the old drive to the new one.

If the old drive is still in a PC, then you can transfer the data to thumbs drives, CDs etc depending on the technology you have in each PC. This could be a bit of a task if there is a lot of data.

If your PCs support it, you can also cable them together directly.

You can also explore the odds of taking it in to get it done. It may cost more than something like a drive enclosure (which are pretty cheap) but it means you don't have hardware hanging around.

Answer 2

If the computer is still up and running you could use a patch cable. It will allow your new computer to see the old computers harddrive. I run 3 computer side by side all connected with patch cables and I can go into any harddrive from one computer and either put information or pull information from the other 2 harddrives. The patch cables basically allow you to run the other computer as a back up harddrive allowing you to retrieve your information until your done with it then you just disconnect it. But I leave mine intact and use it basically as a full tower hardrive to keep clutter of my large harddrive. I use one computer for music and the second is used for X-Box game storage while the first one is my main machine.

Answer 3

A 3.5" External Hard Drive Enclosure is a cheap no hassle way to make use of your old hard drive you can plug in the old hard drive transfer the files to your new hard drive and then re-use the old one for Backing-up your files in case of a disaster
you can see one here
http://microcenter.com/byos/byos_single_product_results.phtml?product_id=233424
but you should be able to buy one almost anywhere for around the same price

Answer 4

If you are handy with a screwdriver, you can put the old hard drive into the machine you want to put the data on. Then, once Windows boots, you can use Windows Explorer to find and move the data. That's how I would do it.

Answer 5

remove the old hard drive out of the old PC, then put into the new one. Then you can see your old drive, then select your files and copy it and paste it into your new PC.

Answer 6

Make the old hard drive a slave for the system where you want the hard drive. This way you will be able to access 2 hard drives on the system. To learn how to install a second (slave) hard drive read the guide:

http://www.ehow.com/how_6030_install-second-hard.html

Answer 7

write all the information on to a disc and simply transfer it all to your new pc

Answer 8

slave it in your computor then transfer all the file you need