republicofRAD@lemmy.world to Buildapc@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCan I migrate to a new hdd without having the reinstall everything?message-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up12
arrow-up12message-squareCan I migrate to a new hdd without having the reinstall everything?republicofRAD@lemmy.world to Buildapc@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squarerepublicofRAD@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoHad some issues posting via Memmy so I lost the body. Additional details are: C: is a 240gb ssd with windows on it F: is another 240gb with games G: is a non-ssd 3tb hdd with games, movies etc I’m upgrading C: to a 2tb ssd, and have another 4tb ssd I would like to use instead of F: and G:. Can I save my games and movies and genera data? Or will I have to mostly redownload/install apps and games?
minus-squarePeachfacedshredder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou can search for ‘Clone hard disk’ to find some software like EaseUS or Acronis. C drive should be straightforward to clone, then designate the new hard disk as your C and everything should work fine. Cloning F and G into one drive could be trickier because one drive designation will be changed, and your original pathing might not read correctly.
Had some issues posting via Memmy so I lost the body. Additional details are:
C: is a 240gb ssd with windows on it F: is another 240gb with games G: is a non-ssd 3tb hdd with games, movies etc
I’m upgrading C: to a 2tb ssd, and have another 4tb ssd I would like to use instead of F: and G:.
Can I save my games and movies and genera data? Or will I have to mostly redownload/install apps and games?
You can search for ‘Clone hard disk’ to find some software like EaseUS or Acronis.
C drive should be straightforward to clone, then designate the new hard disk as your C and everything should work fine.
Cloning F and G into one drive could be trickier because one drive designation will be changed, and your original pathing might not read correctly.