Reversing Hard Drives

LouChiDeNiro · 04-26-2005, 05:04 AM

I got a new hard drive about a year ago because my old one was small and almost full. I was using the old one as a backup and the newer one as the main one. Last week, I couldn't get on the internet or do a system restore. I decided to disconect the newer drive and use the old one, though it isn't set as the primary drive. Now I'm able to do system restore and get on the net. Is there a way I can still use the newer one to save things without reformatting it? I got important things on it and I don't want to lose any of it.

crazijoe · 04-26-2005, 05:37 AM

Not really. Your best bet is to back up any data you want to save onto another HDD or DVD disks. Then repartition the drive and format.

04-26-2005, 05:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
LouChiDeNiro Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Reversing Hard Drives I got a new hard drive about a year ago because my old one was small and almost full. I was using the old one as a backup and the newer one as the main one. Last week, I couldn't get on the internet or do a system restore. I decided to disconect the newer drive and use the old one, though it isn't set as the primary drive. Now I'm able to do system restore and get on the net. Is there a way I can still use the newer one to save things without reformatting it? I got important things on it and I don't want to lose any of it.

04-26-2005, 05:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Not really. Your best bet is to back up any data you want to save onto another HDD or DVD disks. Then repartition the drive and format. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software