Transferring stuff from 1 HD to another

vRS · January 27th, 2008, 12:22 AM

My PC has 2 identical 140 gb HD drives and one is buggered so the logical thing to do is to transfer the stuff from the broke one to the unused one, so is there a simple way to do so?

Also in doing so will I keep the same shortcuts like F:\Documents and Settings\Jimmy\Desktop\Music\blablabla Because one drive is obviously "C://" and another is "F://" (that being the default, broke one)

I'm not wanting to go into iTunes and see that it can't find all my songs and having to red-add them all 1 by 1, and start my impressive play counts again and so forth with other things.

FATMOUSE · January 27th, 2008, 06:21 AM

Transferring stuff? So...ctrl+c and ctrl+v?

argatoga · January 27th, 2008, 06:29 AM

If you want to boot from the new harddrive I suggest you use Ghost. And yes, your shortcuts will break, if you make it something other than F; Microsoft likes using absolute links for things.

Viper007Bond · January 27th, 2008, 08:52 AM

Clone the drive and then change the drive letters?

marc25 · January 29th, 2008, 05:17 AM

I've done that a few week ago when i switch the hard drive in my HTPC from a loudy Seagate to one or one of those new very quiet Western Digital Caviar Green Power.

The easiest way to clone your hard drive is to install the donor and the receiver in second computer. Otherwise it's a lot more trouble to copy the content of a HD when some of the copied application are running. In my case, since both HD are Sata i just have to open the case of my main computer and connect the donor and receiver hard drive to 2 vacant sata connector of my system. If you use older IDE hard drive you may run short of connector to connect two extra hard drive to your computer. In such a case a IDE to usb connector can be handy (someting like thishttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812161002)

To do my swap i've use Norton Ghost software with great succes. A simple copy paste may also work but you will probably need to change the drive letter after the ''cloning'' is done,

January 27th, 2008, 12:22 AM	#1
vRS Joined: Nov 22nd, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Stirling, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 25	Transferring stuff from 1 HD to another My PC has 2 identical 140 gb HD drives and one is buggered so the logical thing to do is to transfer the stuff from the broke one to the unused one, so is there a simple way to do so? Also in doing so will I keep the same shortcuts like F:\Documents and Settings\Jimmy\Desktop\Music\blablabla Because one drive is obviously "C://" and another is "F://" (that being the default, broke one) I'm not wanting to go into iTunes and see that it can't find all my songs and having to red-add them all 1 by 1, and start my impressive play counts again and so forth with other things.

January 27th, 2008, 06:21 AM	#2
FATMOUSE Joined: Jun 30th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: NYC Posts: 2,992 Rep Power: 28	Transferring stuff? So...ctrl+c and ctrl+v? __________________ woohoo someone changed my sig

January 27th, 2008, 06:29 AM	#3
argatoga Can't Start His Wank Joined: Oct 4th, 2005 Last Online: 02:27 AM Location: Washington State, USA Age: 25 Posts: 1,969 Car: '97 Mustang GT, '78 MG Midget (12a swap) Rep Power: 48	If you want to boot from the new harddrive I suggest you use Ghost. And yes, your shortcuts will break, if you make it something other than F; Microsoft likes using absolute links for things. Last edited by argatoga; January 27th, 2008 at 06:32 AM..

January 27th, 2008, 08:52 AM	#4
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 20,988 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 234	Clone the drive and then change the drive letters? __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

January 29th, 2008, 05:17 AM	#5
marc25 Joined: Jul 28th, 2007 Last Online: March 29th, 2008 Location: Aylmer, Qc, Canada Age: 25 Posts: 4 Car: '96 Subaru Impreza Outback Rep Power: 0	I've done that a few week ago when i switch the hard drive in my HTPC from a loudy Seagate to one or one of those new very quiet Western Digital Caviar Green Power. The easiest way to clone your hard drive is to install the donor and the receiver in second computer. Otherwise it's a lot more trouble to copy the content of a HD when some of the copied application are running. In my case, since both HD are Sata i just have to open the case of my main computer and connect the donor and receiver hard drive to 2 vacant sata connector of my system. If you use older IDE hard drive you may run short of connector to connect two extra hard drive to your computer. In such a case a IDE to usb connector can be handy (someting like thishttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812161002) To do my swap i've use Norton Ghost software with great succes. A simple copy paste may also work but you will probably need to change the drive letter after the ''cloning'' is done, Last edited by marc25; January 29th, 2008 at 06:03 AM..

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