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  1. September 11th, 2005, 01:15 PM #1
    Raydee
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    Buying a new Hard drive today

    Ok I am looking to get a new 300gb hard drive today but I already have two drives in my computer right now. I have a 30gb that I have my Windows system on which is partitioned into two other drives for pictures and music. My other hard drive is a 60gb that I use just for video editing. I want to install the new 300gb and use it as my video drive and move my windows stuff onto the 60gb drive. What is the easies/fastest way to take all my windows info off my small hard drive and transfer it to my 60gb drive?
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  2. September 11th, 2005, 01:23 PM #2
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    If you're running Windows XP, this is all you need:

    Files and Settings Transfer wizard

    Using the Files & Settings Transfer Wizard

    How to use the files & setiings transfer wizard
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    Most drives that you purchase will come with software for setting things up... including a straight across copy function. And if it doesn't come with the drive you can generally download something from the manufacturer's website....

    That said, you'll have to play a little musical hard drive there... you'd copy the 60 gig drive over to the new large drive, then verify the data is there. Then copy the 30 gig over to the 60 gig... then wipe the 30 gig.

    Now that's a very simplistic sounding process but depending upon your current configuration and such it can be a bit twitchy. And just be very certain about what you are copying where!!! Have a friend who wiped out 200 gig of data when he picked the wrong thing and the wrong time eh!
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  4. September 11th, 2005, 01:46 PM #4
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    Do you guys think it would be wise to partition the new 300gb drive or will it be fine as one large drive?
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  6. September 11th, 2005, 04:36 PM #5
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    I would make a small partition just for windows other would be optional.
    common sense isn't all that common
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  7. September 11th, 2005, 05:06 PM #6
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    I always partition, that way I can redo C: and not lose a thing on D:

    But if you run into trouble with just one partition and have to do a clean install, you will lose everything on the drive. Just something to concider.
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