Windows 10: Problems following a replacement hard drive installation, Windows 10 reinstall and restore

I recently had my C drive hard drive fail with about 1.4 T of information and programs installed. Following an installation of a replacement drive and a Windows 10 reinstall, I fortunately had a fairly recent back up on an external drive. In the reinstallation of Windows 10 and the restore a new User name on the C Drive was created that did not match my User name on the my old C drive. I have eventually reestablished the original name on my new C drive but I find I don't have permission to open most of the files now recovered.


Should I just start over with a new re-install/restore or is there an easy way to get all files under the same user name and be accessible?

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Replacing old hard drive, need way to copy Windows installation across

Hey Guys,
What would be the best way of copying/imaging the entire contents of an old system drive over to a replacement hard disk for the same machine? I need to copy the Windows installations and all other data to the new drive, and then format the old drive to use as a backup.

Any suggestions? *Smile

 

Reinstalling Windows 10 to sell a PC - is the 'Remove everything' option enough?

Restore factory settings do list Removes your personal files, apps and settings, and reinstalls the version of Windows that came on this PC.

So if this isn't true well than just erase the drive and install a clean Windows 10 with all the drivers u need but why should it be true
@FordGT90Concept ? *Laugh :laugh:

 

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.