Windows 10: Backup options for transfer of hard drive to new PC

Discus and support Backup options for transfer of hard drive to new PC in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello and thank you ahead of time for any input.I am building a PC with a new mobo, processor and cooler, and case. I'll be transferring my graphics... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Alex Somebody, Dec 5, 2021.

  1. Backup options for transfer of hard drive to new PC


    Hello and thank you ahead of time for any input.I am building a PC with a new mobo, processor and cooler, and case. I'll be transferring my graphics card, RAM, and hard drives boots to SSD and there's a HDD for storage. I'm going from a Lenovo prebuilt PC with Lenovo mobo and Intel i5 processor to an Asus mobo with newer Intel i7, and both have a 64-bit OS/processor. I bought a full Windows license since my current one is OEM, so I will be doing a fresh install of Windows. I would like to transfer my hard drives to my new PC, but from what I've read, it seems the best way to do this and maxi

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    Alex Somebody, Dec 5, 2021
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  2. S_and_S Win User

    transfer the OS to a new hard drive

    To a new hard drive that will be installed in the same computer? Yes, no problem at all.

    The easiest way to do this is to make an image backup of the old hard drive, and then restore the backup to your new hard drive.
     
    S_and_S, Dec 5, 2021
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  3. sumasage Win User
    Free hard drive backup/restore program?

    I am looking for a free (freeware) program that will back up and restore a hard drive. I'm looking to clone a few external hard drives. If the program will backup the used space instead of the whole drive this will be awesome! Thanks for any suggestions.
     
    sumasage, Dec 5, 2021
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  4. Geekoid Win User

    Backup options for transfer of hard drive to new PC

    Using network hard drive for backup

    It depends what sort of backup you want to do. If you're happy just backing up regular files, then there are a bazillion (really, that many!) different bits of freeware to do that. There is a good list here:

    Download Back Up Tools for Windows - MajorGeeks

    and pretty much all of them can do network backups. Some even have fancy options like encryption. Really, the most useful thing is just being able to schedule them and know they ran OK.

    You may also want to make a system image backup too, and you'll find that software in the very same list.

    I don't have Windows 8 as yet, so I'm afraid I can't suggest any for that platform. Personally, I use Clonezilla for image backups.
     
    Geekoid, Dec 5, 2021
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