Windows 10: Moving data from dead laptop to PC

Discus and support Moving data from dead laptop to PC in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Recently, I found my old, broken laptop, and I removed the hard disk drive from it. That laptop ran Windows 7, and I was wondering if I could put it in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by jaschaf, Apr 4, 2020.

  1. jaschaf Win User

    Moving data from dead laptop to PC


    Recently, I found my old, broken laptop, and I removed the hard disk drive from it. That laptop ran Windows 7, and I was wondering if I could put it in my pc, which runs Windows 10 Home, to transfer the files (pictures, documents, etc).

    Info
    Old one is Toshiba 320 gigabyte sata 2.5 inch hard disk drive
    Motherboard in current pc is msi Z87-G41 Pc Mate
    I have 1 hard drive installed currently, 1 TB WD Blue

    Will it cause any problems if i move the old hdd into my pc for an hour to transfer files when they dont have the same version of windows?

    :)
     
    jaschaf, Apr 4, 2020
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  2. Quick ways to transfer large data files to another pc

    Either network or connecting the laptop drive to your PC as suggested above. With only 20GB of data the performance difference isn't that relevant.
     
    DanTheBanjoman, Apr 4, 2020
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    I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
    We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
    I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
    Step 1:
    Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

    1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
    2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
    3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.
    Step 2:
    I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

    1. Go to Settings.
    2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
    3. Select add someone else on this PC.
    4. Enter a user name and hit next.
    5. Click on Finish.
    6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.
    Step 3:
    It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.
     
    hurricane51, Apr 4, 2020
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  4. n-ster Win User

    Moving data from dead laptop to PC

    n-ster, Apr 4, 2020
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