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• How to transfer files from the old hard drive to a disc new hard, old hard disk has been removed?

  I had a hard disk going bad. Installed a new hard drive and the need to transfer files from the old hard drive. I have an external enclosure for the old hard drive and can connect by usb port.

  The process is fairly simple once you put the old drive in the external box. You can use the usual methods of copy and paste in Windows Explorer. If you copy files, complete folders, you can take a look at RichCopy.

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.04.UtilitySpotlight.aspx

  Tom Ferguson

• I need to get data/files from my old hard drive that won't start no-how I connect it to my new computer?

  I have a new computer with Windows Vista.  My old computer does not start (lights turn on but just spinning noise that nothing appears on the monitor).  I need to get the data/files from my old hard drive.  Can I connect the old drive to my new computer to access the files?

  Connect the older hard drive to your computer and transfer the content:

  How do I add an additional hard drive
  http://www.WikiHow.com/add-an-extra-hard-drive

• Retrieve files from the old hard drive

  I have an old desktop pc that was running windows xp. I started the upgrade to vista but lost the product key and never managed to get a new one. There is an error message when I try to start the pc. Im not interested to fix it, but I want to get some files off the hard drive (mainly of music). Currently, I have a laptop running windows 7 and I was wondering if it was possible to connect the hard drive of the PC to my mobile (as an external drive) and recover my media files. Is this possible with the upgrade failed, if so what would I need to do?

  Thanks in advance

  Hello

  Perhaps, but without knowing exactly what you were doing to the old drive I can't guarantee success.

  You can buy an external enclosure for your old hard drive that will turn it into a USB drive. You will need to remove the hard drive from your old computer and insert it into the caddy. Before buying the caddy, determine the type of your old hard drive (PATA or SATA) and make sure you buy the correct caddy. PATA hard drives have a very wide (5cm) data compared to SATA cable (less than 1 cm).

  If your old PATA drive, I would recommend making sure that the jumpers are positioned for the reader as a "master". There should be a diagram on the hard drive, informs you of the jumper configuration. I met a few caddies who were sensitive to the riders 'cable select' or 'slave', i.e. did not work with these settings.

  Once you have connected the caddy via the USB port, no data on this subject should be available via a drive letter.

  Tricky

• Transfer of files from the old HARD DRIVE to new computer without an old computer. (He's dead - can not use) I have the hard drive, but need help to transfer my old files and settings.

  ·        My old Win XP computer died - it is completely unusable. I bought a new PC with Win 7 Pro and 1 TB. I still have the old HARD DRIVE (250 GB) which I have attached on the new computer using an external enclosure supports SATA drives. The external hard drive is connected to the computer in USB 3.0. I checked that the new computer can see the external hard drive. (I also used for backups by changing the hard drive with a 2 TB drive 'mass storage' - that works.)

  I searched the internet for possible solutions and found no help. If the transfer of files from Microsoft would change the disc to analyze, it would be simple. But if I select the OLD computer it scans the disk I'm on (new) - automatically.

  Is there anyone who has had the same problem? He must be because computers die all the time and people buy new computers - who then, somehow, they get the former transferred files. I could do it manually, but that wouldn't change the settings. Last resort would be to buy an old computer XP (SATA), replace the drive. Transfer the files, and then sell this computer.

  You may be able to recover your data files, but I hope that you will set up your new system to automatically backup a second internal hard drive or an external USB hard drive.

  This suggestion may not work, but it's worth a try. Buy an external USB drive enclosure. They come in two sizes 2.5 "for the portable computer drives and 3.5" for desktop disks. You can purchase adapters for 3.5 "envelopes so that they can also be used with a portable player. Place the hard drive in the enclosure and connect to a USB port of another computer. Several hard disks are more able to start, but the contents of the disc can still be accessed, read and copied from the disk because you do not use the operating system on a failed disk.

  Here is an example of the type of device, I suggest:
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=external+hardrive+enclosure&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=14388537836&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=556960941559985931&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_32uorbwbuk_b

  You need only to the speaker, that you see are not necessarily more expensive. Thereafter, you can put an old hard drive usable, an abandoned because you need a larger drive internal, in the enclosure and use it as additional external storage.

• transfer files from your old computer with video card damaged to new computer

  my old computers video card is damaged can not read anything on the monitor. I want to transfer files to my laptop. Old computer has windows xp new computer has windows vista. I can do this with just an easy transfer cable?

  Hello

  Put the hard drive from the old computer in the new computer as a 2nd drive. Or turn the player
  in an external USB enclosure. Or the other must allow you to access the files.

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• Cannot copy files from the old hard drive to new

  Original title: crash and recovery of hard drive problem

  My hard drive crashed it wouldn't boot saying config.sys is damaged or corrupted, I tried to fix it but the sector is damaged. I was using XP, I had a password on my settings. I installed a new hard drive and reinstalled windows XP, but even if I can 'see' the old hard drive (always installed) I can't access my documents, how can I get to them? I know the password but since its an account on another drive it won't give me the chance to log on to the account.

  Assuming that you use the Encrypting File System (EFS) then this article should solve your problem:

  "How appropriate a file or a folder in Windows XP"
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421 >

  HTH,
  JW

• I can't transfer data from the old hard drive to the xbox 360. New xbox wants to format

  I have an easy transfer cable, and if it is connected to old hard drive to the new xbox. The new xbox recognizes the storage device but wants to format and doesn't give no option to transfer data. Obviously to format the disk will delete the info. Anyone has any suggestions or ideas birght!

  The X - box forums are here: http://forums.xbox.com/

• can I recover files from an old hard drive

  This is the error I got when my computer starts. I'm working on a different hard drive installed, but I want to recover my original hard drive files. Does anyone have any suggestions. (The bad HD is still in my computer)

  

  Hello

  Saving your files:

  You can remove the hard drive and put it in a hard drive USB enclosure > plug it into another computer > and try to read and copy your data in this way.

  Or, you can download Knoppix > make a bootdisk to > start your system with it (IF your material is all work) > and copy your data from the hard drive like that.

  http://Knoppix.NET/

  "How to use Knoppix.

  http://Lifehacker.com/192982/geek-to-live--rescue-files-with-a-boot-CD

  See you soon.

• Satellite L300 - how to transfer data from the old HARD drive?

  I have a toshiba Satellite 2410-504, which gave me the blue screen so I bought a L300 to replace.
  Different are documents and photos I would like to recover from the old tosh-

  Can I switch from hard drives overall if they are compatible or y at - it an advance to do and how... help!

  The only way I know, it's that you buy an external HARD drive enclosure where you can put in the old HDD. Connect the HARD drive old this is the case with the USB cable to your laptop new and then you can copy your documents and photos.

  These cases are not expensive and s for external HARD drive are very practical.

• New hard drive. can I copy the old emails and local files from the old hard drive

  I installed a larger hard drive in my laptop. I still have the old hdd. Both run on Windows 8. How can I copy all the information like e-mail, files, etc. the old hdd to the new HDD. It is in Thunderbird. Please can someone help me?

  Article has step by step instructions.
  
  Where are you stuck?

• Transfer information from the old hard drive to new

  I have a desktop compaq presario with hard drive failure and I was wondering the best method for transfer of norton 360 and other info on new hard drive.

  Contact Norton Customer service. Use the online chat.

• How to remove the old timemachine/backup files from an old hard drive

  I did not use a hard disk for time machine for several years (replaced by the 3 TB model). I had a few back normal of the files on it and everything just deleted the folder backups.backupdb. All but 7 mb removed. I then filled the hard disk with the other files. Now, I want to remove these 7 MB.

  I said my mac to remove all the locked files, no luck. I changed the permissions of the main folder, open and said the mac to do the same to inclusive all files, no luck. I did the same thing to each folder in the folder backupdb, no luck.

  I even dug deep into the HD/system/library/coreservices records and released the boot.efl and bootx files and no removal of chance.

  A secure boot has not helped.

  Reformatting the drive is not an option that I have thousands of files on that drive.

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you

  Trash - can not empty or move files to the Recycle Bin

  Garbage FAQS

• How can I reinstall windows from my old hard drive on a new solid state drive?

  I'm considering buying an SSD and want to reinstall windows from my original hard drive (there is only a recovery partition on the original hard disk and no drive of the Windows operating system).  Anyone can guide me through the process or do I buy a new copy of Windows.

  Hello

  You can create a recovery from your old hard drive disk, or you need to contact HP technical support and order the part or click on the link given below on a command line drive by yourself.

  Create a set of recovery disks operating system

  Order of the recovery disc for Windows 7, Vista or XP

  
  

  
  

• I downloaded Windows Easy Transfer, but when I try to transfer files it gives me only the possibility of: is this your new computer. I want to transfer files FROM my old to my new computer.

  I downloaded windows easy transfer to my new computer, but when I try to transfer files that it only gives me the possibility of "does your new computer" I want to transfer files FROM my old to my new computer

  Hello

  I suggest you to follow the steps in this article and check if it helps:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928634

  It will be useful.