Windows 10: Getting old files between to drives with windows.

Discus and support Getting old files between to drives with windows. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I installed windows on to my SSD and now have two instances of windows installed. Is there a way I can “fuse” folders like Downloads, Documents,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Zeddovic, Sep 6, 2020.

  1. /U/ZEDDOVIC
    /u/Zeddovic Win User

    Getting old files between to drives with windows.


    I installed windows on to my SSD and now have two instances of windows installed. Is there a way I can “fuse” folders like Downloads, Documents, Program Files, and Program files(x86) so I wouldn’t have to switch between my drives? This is the first time I’ve ever done anything like this.

    I essentially want to use my old hard old hardrive as storage and keep all my older folders.

    Can I just copy/paste all the stuff between windows installs?

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    /u/Zeddovic, Sep 6, 2020
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  2. CINDYROMERO
    CindyRomero Win User

    How to stop File History on the old drive and start File History on a new drive?

    I use the external drive
    for File History and have a lot of information there. I want to restart the File History process on a new drive and place the previous File History drive off-site.

    Please suggest the steps to stop File History on the old drive and start File History on a new drive.
     
    CindyRomero, Sep 6, 2020
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  3. TUNGSTEN
    TUngsten Win User
    getting files off old HD

    quick question:

    I've got an old HD that has a ton of image scans on it that I want to get, but it's an old machine and I can't get it to boot all the way since it's an office/work machine that is no longer recognized by the network here...

    Can I simply pull the HD, plug it into my current machine, and look at the files that way? I know there's a method, but I've just never tried it.

    If I hook the old drive up to my mobo as a 2nd drive, and boot the machine as usual from it's current drive, are there any steps I need to access the 2nd drive? Or should it just appear in "my computer" and I'll have access?

    I plan on hooking this up to my old backup machine, which boots off a sata HD. The old drive in question is an IDE drive.

    I'm asking because the IT guys here at work haven't gotten around to helping me and the damn workorder is more that a month old already...
     
    TUngsten, Sep 6, 2020
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  4. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User

    Getting old files between to drives with windows.

    little cat, Sep 6, 2020
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