Windows 10: How to transfer my files on my old hdd to a new hdd?

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  1. UNKNOWN HUMAN BEING
    unknown human being Win User

    How to transfer my files on my old hdd to a new hdd?


    My hdd is now faulty and I bought a new hdd, how can i transfer the files from my old hdd to the new hdd?

    :)
     
    unknown human being, Jul 26, 2021
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  2. REXCYPHER
    RexCypher Win User

    Transfering OS from old HDD to new HDD

    My old hdd is windows 10, but only has ~30gb left of storage and a broken sata cable receiver. Bought a 3TB hdd. Is there a way to transfer all the files and os system from the old to the new?

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    RexCypher, Jul 26, 2021
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  3. GHOSTMANT
    GhostmanT Win User
    Transferring everything from an old HDD to a new HDD

    So I just bought a new 3 TB HDD and wanted to figure out what the best way to trasfer all the files (including my Windows 10 OS) onto the new drive. I might use the old one as a back up for important files but I want my new and bigger one to be my main
    drive/ boot drive. Any suggestions are appreciated.
     
    GhostmanT, Jul 26, 2021
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  4. BOSSDWEEB
    BossDweeb Win User

    How to transfer my files on my old hdd to a new hdd?

    Transferring everything from an old HDD to a new HDD

    If all of your files/software are on the same partition as Windows they will be transferred to the new HDD when

    your clone/image/migrate Win10 to the new HDD.

    If you have data or software on a separate partition or HDD to Windows you can simply copy that data

    to the new HDD.

    Be careful to use the same drive letter for the partition that the data is stored on now in case there

    is something that requires the original file path ( software in particular, but some data may as well ).

    There are a number of cloning tools. I use the free version of AOEMI Partition Manager, but HDD mfg's

    also have similar software available from mfg's web site.

    Free Partition Manager - AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard

    - I appreciate that 3TB may be more than enough space for your needs, but you should seriously consider

    getting an SSD for Windows. 120GB is adequate, but 240GB is more cost effective per GB.

    Of course this is a bit of a bother if you have everything on C:\ , but Windows loads faster and runs quicker

    from and SSD. Once you've used Windows on an SSD you will never want to go back to HDD...

    Sooo slow... Software also benefits some, but games are fine on an HDD as they only benefit from

    slightly decreased loading times on SSD, and of course, data if fine stored on an HDD.

    .
     
    BossDweeb, Jul 26, 2021
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