Moving Files from one hard drive to another

Derka · 05-31-2009, 06:24 PM

Normally, this is a straight forward thing, I know, but heres the problem

In the old PC, the power supply died. Instead of replacing the power supply, since the PC was 5 years old, my friend decided to just buy a new PC.

He called me, and asked if I could help him get his files, I said sure, no problem.

My question is, I can just take the old hard drive out of the old PC, and temporarily hook it up to the new PC just to move the files over, correct? Seems like a pretty straight forward solution, but I would just like to make sure that this will work.

Thanks for any and all help!

-Derka

**tosh9i** · 05-31-2009, 06:33 PM

technically, yes. But it also depends on which type of drived he has now, and which one his old computer has. In other words, is it SATA or IDE or both? Determining that will determine the next step. But, overall is a simple process.

Derka · 05-31-2009, 06:38 PM

The old hard drive is an IDE. The new drive is SATA.

**raptor_pa** · 05-31-2009, 07:07 PM

You may also need to take ownership of the files to copy them... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

**tosh9i** · 06-01-2009, 12:31 PM

simple explanation
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic83875.html

detailed explanation
http://www.pcmech.com/article/instal...-step-by-step/

05-31-2009, 06:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Derka Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows 7 RC Build 7127	Moving Files from one hard drive to another Normally, this is a straight forward thing, I know, but heres the problem In the old PC, the power supply died. Instead of replacing the power supply, since the PC was 5 years old, my friend decided to just buy a new PC. He called me, and asked if I could help him get his files, I said sure, no problem. My question is, I can just take the old hard drive out of the old PC, and temporarily hook it up to the new PC just to move the files over, correct? Seems like a pretty straight forward solution, but I would just like to make sure that this will work. Thanks for any and all help! -Derka

05-31-2009, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,811 OS: Windows XP	Re: Moving Files from one hard drive to another technically, yes. But it also depends on which type of drived he has now, and which one his old computer has. In other words, is it SATA or IDE or both? Determining that will determine the next step. But, overall is a simple process. __________________ Tosh

05-31-2009, 06:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Derka Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows 7 RC Build 7127	Re: Moving Files from one hard drive to another The old hard drive is an IDE. The new drive is SATA.

05-31-2009, 07:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,786 OS: XP	Re: Moving Files from one hard drive to another You may also need to take ownership of the files to copy them... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421 __________________

06-01-2009, 12:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,811 OS: Windows XP	Re: Moving Files from one hard drive to another simple explanation http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic83875.html detailed explanation http://www.pcmech.com/article/instal...-step-by-step/ __________________ Tosh