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Post by Jawshii on Oct 20, 2007 10:17:09 GMT -5
So, I got some of my old stuff back today. Including 2 computers that don't work.
How would I go about taking the hard drives out and putting the data I want on this computer I use now? Is there even a way to do it?
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Post by Drew on Oct 21, 2007 15:17:17 GMT -5
I would recommend getting an external hard drive case that connects to a USB port (most computer stores sell them... Best Buy, Circuit City, etc). Put the hard drive you want to copy from in the external hard drive case, and connect it to a USB port on the computer you currently use. Then, you can copy all the files you need from one hard drive to another using Windows Explorer.
Another thing you can do, (though it's not as easy and won't work with laptops) is take apart the computer you use now, and stick in the other hard drive that you want to copy from... so that you have two hard drives in the comp you use now. Then just start up the comp like you normally do and copy the files you want from your old drive to your new drive using Windows Explorer. You may have to change some BIOS/jumper settings to select the drive you want to boot from. (Before you open up your computer case, check to make sure that opening it up does not void your warranty.)
If none of those two things work and you have a CD (or DVD) burner, you could take out the hard drive you use in your new computer, replace it with your old hard drive and then start up your computer and burn all the files from your old hard drive to a CD/DVDs. You can also do the same thing using a USB Flash Drive, if you have one.
Also, you may get an "Access Denied" error when trying to copy certain files. This has to do with the permission/security settings for certain files/folders on your old hard drive. If you run into this, I can post instructions for how to get around that problem.
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