Windows 10: What is the proper way to transfer the system from one drive to another?

Discus and support What is the proper way to transfer the system from one drive to another? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I would like to put a larger hard drive on my laptop. What is the proper way to transfer the system from one drive to another?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by DennisCollins Jr., Nov 24, 2018.

  1. DENNISCOLLINS JR.
    DennisCollins Jr. Win User

    What is the proper way to transfer the system from one drive to another?


    I would like to put a larger hard drive on my laptop. What is the proper way to transfer the system from one drive to another?

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    DennisCollins Jr., Nov 24, 2018
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  2. LONGUN
    LonGun Win User

    Need Help Files Transfer

    I have a computer running Windows XP Home Edition. That computer has two internal HDDs:

    The 1st HDD is C:\ that running Windows. And it has 20GB total of capacity.
    The 2nd HDD is D:\ that is empty. And it has 90GB total of capacity.

    The C:\ drive is almost run out of space (full). Is there a way I can transfer everything in the C:\ drive to the D:\ drive and begin to use the D:\ drive from there on as primary drive?
    Can the Windows Files Transfer feature in XP transfer everything I have in C:\ to D:\? If it cannot, then which way can I use to perform the above step?

    Thank you.
     
    LonGun, Jan 29, 2020
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  3. JESSEN P
    Jessen P Win User
    USB Drive 64gb can't transfer a 10gb file.

    Hi,

    Please answer the questions mentioned below in order to assist you in a better way.

    • Did you try transferring the same file to another USB drive and check if the error persists?
    • Did you try to transfer another file of the same size to the USB drive?
    FAT32 file system does not support that large size of file transfer. As you rightly mentioned you have to convert the file system to NTFS for such huge file transfers to take place.

    Thank you.
     
    Jessen P, Jan 29, 2020
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  4. ANJU THEKKETHIL
    Anju Thekkethil Win User

    What is the proper way to transfer the system from one drive to another?

    USB Transfer to Laptop

    Hello Judy,

    I suggest you to copy all the files to a flash drive from the laptop.
    You may create a new folder on your desktop and name that folder as per your choice.


    • Perform the steps to transfer the files from laptop to desktop.

    • Plug in the flash drive and wait for it to get detected.

    • Now, open the flash drive and Right Click on the files that you want to transfer and select “Copy”.

    • Now, open the folder on desktop and Right Click on an empty space in the folder and select “Paste”.

    • Similarly, you can transfer all other files.
    As per the file size you can also use an external drive instead of a flash drive and transfer the data.



    Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.
     
    Anju Thekkethil, Jan 29, 2020
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