Windows 10: New Data Drive Upgrade Q

Discus and support New Data Drive Upgrade Q in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Picked up a terabyte WD_Blue to replace the OCZ 240 (H drive). This drive is not a boot drive but I do have all my games & a bunch of programs & data... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Fantail, Jan 25, 2020.

  1. FANTAIL
    Fantail Win User

    New Data Drive Upgrade Q


    Picked up a terabyte WD_Blue to replace the OCZ 240 (H drive). This drive is not a boot drive but I do have all my games & a bunch of programs & data on it. With only 20 or so gigs free - anyways the terabyte drive isn't necessarily faster but a needed upgrade.
    Since this is not a boot drive why not just do a basic partition - format and copy the entire disk. Then swap the drives & with management assign H to the drive. The question is will Steam, shortcuts or programs have a kitten with this plan on W10. Would utilizing Arcronis be a safer plan - thoughts?

    :)
     
    Fantail, Jan 25, 2020
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  2. SUPERSOPH_WD
    SuperSoph_WD Win User

    Lost data from hard drive, what to do now?

    Well, I'm sorry to hear that it's a WD My Passport that failed on you, @tomhenry ! *Frown New Data Drive Upgrade Q :(
    I'd recommend you to try using a different USB cable with it and see if that will help your system to detect it without it disconnecting.
    I'd also suggest you to go to Disk Management and see how the drive is listed there. It won't hurt to check up on the health and SMART status of the HDD by running the QUICK and EXTENDED tests from the WD's Data LifeGuard Diagnostics. Here's a link to the available software: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=11ZOpD

    Give these troubleshooting steps a try and keep us posted with the results!
    SuperSoph_WD
     
    SuperSoph_WD, Jan 25, 2020
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  3. ROBERT CAW
    Robert Caw Win User
    Reinstall Windows 10 to new hard drive

    Hi Rodolpho,

    We want to know about the issue you're having with your recovery drive. Please answer the questions below:

    • Are you trying to reinstall Windows 8 or Windows 10?
    • If you already upgraded to Windows 10, were you able to create a new copy of the recovery drive?

    We suggest creating a new copy of the recovery drive and then follow the steps provided by Andre Da Costa above this thread.

    Update us with the outcome so we can assist you further.
     
    Robert Caw, Jan 25, 2020
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  4. NTM2003
    NTM2003 Win User

    New Data Drive Upgrade Q

    Upgrading my data drive HDD

    I am not the one actually set it up for me I had geek squad do it for me because I didn't want to mess it up. but the folders that are listed in the data drive is
    program data
    steam
    users
    windows apps
    razar soft wear
     
    NTM2003, Jan 25, 2020
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