i need the easiest way but i reall dont want to buy any software or any thing eles the hd is gonna cost enough
2007-09-05 04:39:52 · 8 answers · asked by dolla_bill_840 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Let's assume that your drive hasn't failed yet. Now, when you purchase your new drive, it will probably come with a utility that will do a block copy of all the data on the existing drive and put it on the new one. Most drive manufacturers provide this free of charge. You may have to download it from their website though.
Just follow any provided instructions about attaching your new drive. Then run their utility. Swap out the drives and your off and running.
Good Luck.
2007-09-05 04:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by Dilbert's Desk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Add your new drive as C:, your old drive as D: or whever it comes up as. If you have Ghost or similar you could well get away with ghosting local drive D: to drive C:. Make sure you copy the right way. Failing that, build the new drive with your operating system, re-install all programmes, then simply copy data files from old drive to new. You cannot copy programmes under windows, they need to be installed.
You could find that when all data is removed from the old drive, a check disk may show where the errors are, you could easily partition around bad area and re-use the disk for low value files.
Checkdisk is found by right click on drive, click properties, click tools, click error checking.
2007-09-05 12:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by terryrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visit the manufactures site of the hard drive you are going to buy so you can see if they offer a free download if not choose another manufacture or
you could be crafty and store your data with bt broadband they are offering a free trial at the moment
store data fit new drive load operating system & broadband
restore data
2007-09-05 12:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get your new hard drive, also purchase an external enclosure. Take the old hard drive out, install the new one, install Windows, and then install the old drive in the external enclosure and connect it through USB. If the drive is still functioning then you can get all your files off.
2007-09-05 11:47:47 · answer #4 · answered by Julie L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ermm...im gona suggest two options
(i) Back everything up to a CD or DVD
(ii) Buy a new external hard drive (or the hard drive you were going to buy in the first place) and back everything up to that!!
Thats the best iv got..Hope it helps!!
2007-09-05 11:46:33 · answer #5 · answered by joj012000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
burn your **** on a dvd or cd. If not get an external hardrive and back your **** up. Thats it Bro
2007-09-05 12:15:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burn it to CD/DVD, or copy it to an external drive temporarilly.
2007-09-05 11:45:43 · answer #7 · answered by h_a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use a portable hard disk and transfer everything on to it...
this way its very easy and time effective....
2007-09-05 11:55:19 · answer #8 · answered by kmrtj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋