data transfer

I took the boot SSD and the secondary storage from my Alienware laptop and put it in my Desktop when I built it. I know its bad form and that I should have reinstalled the OS freshly on my Desktop but so far I haven't had any major issues with the operation of the Desktop. Is there anything I...

I believe at some point, I deleted many folders of pictures that I didn't want to delete (namely all of my pictures from undergrad). I know that sometimes, you can use a data extraction tool and as long as the sectors haven't been over-written, they can be recovered. The problem is that I have...

Hi All, I recently asked a storage question on the forums related to one of my 4 HDDs (in a RAID 5 array) having some uncorrectable sectors after power loss, and subsequently, needing to replace it. I will more than likely be taking the opportunity to upgrade the storage capacity of the array...

Hello all my situation is as follows, For some background I have a C drive that has the OS and any program and program related files on it. I have a D drive I installed that I use exclusively for non program files formatted with a singular Basic Data Partition. I have my directories for...

Greetings, Apologies if some of you might not understand the thread question since it's sounds a little bit gobbledygook, but recently a question popped out of my head. Here's an example so you people who are very well versed in computers can understand it to a greater degree. For example, if I...

So I recently got an SSD installed and the person who installed it set it to boot into the SSD rather than the HDD.I have very limited knowledge on computer things so I want to ask some questions about the HDD and SSDs. Will booting into the HDD as the operating system, and SDD being the...

I just got an external SSD for my laptop and I'm trying to transfer all HDD data from the laptop, into the new SSD so windows will be faster. What is the easiest and best way to do this, because downloading shady programs to help worries me, and I want to have the most safe and secure way to...

Hi everybody, I purchased an old Samsung TV (UN19F4000) with the intention to install a hardrive inside of it. The TV has a USB slot, and the plan is to wire a storage device inside the back panel and seal it up, bypassing the external USB port. However, I cant tell which wire is which as the...

Hey everyone, I've gathering parts for a new build to replace my current PC, which has 1xNVMe SSD for Win 10 and 3 other Sata SSDs just for my games. As I am getting a new NVMe SSD I'll be fresh installing Win 10 on, I'd like to know if I can simply connect the 3 other SSDs in the new system...

Basically I have 120gb SSD installed in my m.2 slot, and I want to migrate my whole OS and boot drive to a new 512gb SSD. I do have another disk to transfer the contents. How do I transfer all my data along with boot drive to my new SSD without creating partitions and such? Any help is...

I just got a new Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD. My plan was just to move my OS (Win10) and a couple games that I play often to the SSD, and maybe some other programs/files. The software that Samsung recommends to transfer data doesn't work for me because my current HDD has around 890GB on it, and...

I am currently running an Intel i3 3770k with a Gtx 1060 6 GB Zotac mini, and 16 GB of ram. All placed in a default Dell Optiplex 9010 motherboard. I (I can see why this irrelevant)but I also use a 500gb hardrive with 2 pioneer 480 GB ssds and in which one of them has windows 10 pro...

After years of good service my NAS died totally after what I assume was an electrical event. The problem is that it lived so long the 1TB WD10ears I used in them are no longer supported by modern NAS like the Synology DS218J I was going to purchase. Now in this age of cloud backups and...

I currently have an HDD as my storage drive but am thinking about upgrading to an M.2. How should I transfer the data to the M.2 and have the files working properly?

My HHD is using 800GB of storage and my SSD can hold 250 GB. Is it possible to move only windows 10 onto my SSD? My SSD is already installed in my PC. Disk Management ScreenShot : https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6020/WpuHsl.png

I just built my first custom pc with a 1 tb ssd and windows 10. I want use the programs and files from my old computers hdd but was curious about something before I buy a cable to transfer the data. If I plug plug in the HDD but still boot from the ssd, will I be able to transfer data to the ssd...

i have a radeon r5 grapics card can someone tell me what gaming graphic cards i can put into my computer and if they will fit or have the right plugs thank you

Hello, i'm building a new system, and need some advice. I have read some other posts but my main doubt regards my room temp, how will it affect my cpu. I have: Intel i7 6700k cpu Gigabyte z170x gaming 5 motherboard Gskill trident z 3000 ddr4 2x8 ram Old p182 case Seasonic s12 powersuply...

Hello :) I need to exchange a PSU and a heatsink in my very old machine. PSU started to click which I I am quite worrying about. The PSU might be overloaded ot started failing as it got old. The second component is a heatsink. In terms of power supply I came accross Corsair Builder Series CXM...

Hello Wondering if a AMD 8350 is still a worth while investment for a gaming plus rendering pc? Will use Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightwave, Premiere.

I'm building a barebones kit with my grandson. The mobo is a Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P and the processor is an AMD FX 8320 8 core. We are building on an antistatic pad which I have grounded to the outlet box. I installed the processor with no problem and during the installation of the CPU fan I...

I do not know much about computers, but my brother built me a PC recently. It works great except randomly everything will freeze for about 10-15 seconds, sometimes happening several times an hour, sometimes not happening for a while. We believe it could be a problem with the compatibility...