Windows 10: Boot hard drive failing and needing re-installed on the new boot hard drive

Discus and support Boot hard drive failing and needing re-installed on the new boot hard drive in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I have a boot hard drive failing. I wanted to re-install my Windows 10 and accounts software back on to a new disk. I want to know how I can back up... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by George BuchananCraig, Jul 23, 2018.

  1. Boot hard drive failing and needing re-installed on the new boot hard drive


    I have a boot hard drive failing. I wanted to re-install my Windows 10 and accounts software back on to a new disk. I want to know how I can back up what is on the failing disk so that I can re-install it on the new disk. The guidance in windows 10 is woeful and it has failed me so far after about 3 days work. I have tried creating a recovery drive, it fails, I have tried creating a disk image, it fails, I have tried mirroring it fails. I have tried my patience. I will say on three other machines this ha never worked for me so I must be missing some thing. Previously I have re-installed and this time I have bought a new machine. I need to know how to protect against this in the future. This is absolutely drivel.

    :)
     
    George BuchananCraig, Jul 23, 2018
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  2. Boot hard drive failing and needing re-installed on the new boot hard drive

    I have a boot hard drive failing. I wanted to re-install my Windows 10 and accounts software back on to a new disk. I want to know how I can back up what is on the failing disk so that I can re-install it on the new disk. The guidance in windows 10 is
    woeful and it has failed me so far after about 3 days work. I have tried creating a recovery drive, it fails, I have tried creating a disk image, it fails, I have tried mirroring it fails. I have tried my patience. I will say on three other machines this ha
    never worked for me so I must be missing some thing. Previously I have re-installed and this time I have bought a new machine. I need to know how to protect against this in the future. This is absolutely drivel.
     
    George BuchananCraig, Oct 14, 2018
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  3. BulldogXX Win User
    Boot hard drive failing and needing re-installed on the new boot hard drive

    You don't need to re-install anything.

    Most new retail hard drives include image backup software and instructions on how to use it. When you make an image backup, you are making an exact copy of the entire hard drive that you will restore to the new hard drive. Nothing changes, your computer
    simply moves from the left pocket to the right pocket.
     
    BulldogXX, Oct 14, 2018
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  4. El_Mayo Win User

    Boot hard drive failing and needing re-installed on the new boot hard drive

    Need help installing a new hard drive

    Basically what I'm saying is I want to install windows onto my new hard drive and boot from it
    But for windows 7 to recognize that it's a two drive system, as opposed to just replacing the old hard drive entirely with a new one
     
    El_Mayo, Oct 14, 2018
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