im getting a new hard drive is there any way to transfer to new hard drive?

Question

i want to get a new hard drive for my comp is there any way i can transfer my info from the old hard drive to the new so it can be all the same on the new comp???? thanks

Answer 1

Just put the old drive in as a slave, and drag and drop to new one.

Some computers don't have an extra bay for another hard drive. If yours does not, just let it hang down freely. It won't hurt anything.

Answer 2

If you have done some computer troubleshooting and repair yourself, you can directly transfer data from the old hard disk to the new hard disk . Connect the old hard disk to the computer with the new drive with the secondary IDE cable. Set the jumpers , so that the new drive is configured as the master and the old drive is set as the slave. When you switch on the computer, you can directly transfer data between the 2 drives, using the copy command. More details at http://fixit.in/transferdata.html

Answer 3

You want to clone your drive. Your new hard drive may include cloning software, or you may be able to get a free trial of Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image, or you can use a Linux CD like Knoppix which includes disk imaging programs. If you're in the NYC/Long Island area, let me know and I can help you out.

Answer 4

I am having a bit of trouble understanding your question but if you just wish to save your files then why not backed them up to a cd and transfer them to a new computer or use the Files&Setting Transfer wizard in windows xp

Answer 5

yeah my guy did it-but he bought an external hard drive-put it on there and then back to the new drive

Answer 6

backup everything on cd's

Answer 7

Maybe this will help you