Old HDD in new pc

[Moonenvy]

I built myself a computer back in 2015 and now i want to upgrade and was wondering if its possible to use my old 1TB western digital black HDD in my new pc build because i don't want to pay for windows 10 nor do i have the money i also don't want to lose all the data i have on my HDD would using the HDD in my new pc work? PS. The HDD still works just fine my old HDD also has windows 10 installed on it already and i want to use it as my main hard drive in my new pc to reduce costs

 

[DSzymborski]

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-tweaks-activation-rules-for-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/

And no it's definitely not recommended that you simply move a hard drive over to a new build. Operating systems are not Lego; sometimes it'll work, sometimes it'll be unstable, sometimes it won't work at all.

Also, if you're worried about losing data, having your data on one drive rather than having a real backup solution is essentially a guarantee that sooner or later, you will lose your data.

 

[Moonenvy]

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-tweaks-activation-rules-for-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/

And no it's definitely not recommended that you simply move a hard drive over to a new build. Operating systems are not Lego; sometimes it'll work, sometimes it'll be unstable, sometimes it won't work at all.

Also, if you're worried about losing data, having your data on one drive rather than having a real backup solution is essentially a guarantee that sooner or later, you will lose your data.

I dont see why it wouldnt work wouldnt the pc just recognize it as a hard drive then use it to run off of.

 

[DSzymborski]

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-tweaks-activation-rules-for-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/

And no it's definitely not recommended that you simply move a hard drive over to a new build. Operating systems are not Lego; sometimes it'll work, sometimes it'll be unstable, sometimes it won't work at all.

Also, if you're worried about losing data, having your data on one drive rather than having a real backup solution is essentially a guarantee that sooner or later, you will lose your data.

I dont see why it wouldnt work wouldnt the pc just recognize it as a hard drive then use it to run off of.

No, it doesn't work like this. Again, PC installs are not Lego and your Windows installation is geared towards working with the specific hardware that's installed, from the various motherboard components to your GPU. The farther your new hardware is from your old hardware, the more likely it is it will be extremely unstable or simply not work at all.

What exactly do you think happens during the installation process of Windows? Nobody will recommend you do this because it's irresponsible advice. Anything worth doing is worth doing correctly.

 

[Moonenvy]

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-tweaks-activation-rules-for-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/

And no it's definitely not recommended that you simply move a hard drive over to a new build. Operating systems are not Lego; sometimes it'll work, sometimes it'll be unstable, sometimes it won't work at all.

Also, if you're worried about losing data, having your data on one drive rather than having a real backup solution is essentially a guarantee that sooner or later, you will lose your data.

I dont see why it wouldnt work wouldnt the pc just recognize it as a hard drive then use it to run off of.

No, it doesn't work like this. Again, PC installs are not Lego and your Windows installation is geared towards working with the specific hardware that's installed, from the various motherboard components to your GPU. The farther your new hardware is from your old hardware, the more likely it is it will be extremely unstable or simply not work at all.

What exactly do you think happens during the installation process of Windows? Nobody will recommend you do this because it's irresponsible advice. Anything worth doing is worth doing correctly.

Ok so lets say i get an ssd and a new windows 10 key would i still be able use my old HDD as a secondary drive because i have 2 HDD in my current one and i wanted to use them in my new one so could i use the two of them as secondary drives so i dont lose all my pictures and videos and games on them?

 

[DSzymborski]

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-tweaks-activation-rules-for-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/

And no it's definitely not recommended that you simply move a hard drive over to a new build. Operating systems are not Lego; sometimes it'll work, sometimes it'll be unstable, sometimes it won't work at all.

Also, if you're worried about losing data, having your data on one drive rather than having a real backup solution is essentially a guarantee that sooner or later, you will lose your data.

I dont see why it wouldnt work wouldnt the pc just recognize it as a hard drive then use it to run off of.

No, it doesn't work like this. Again, PC installs are not Lego and your Windows installation is geared towards working with the specific hardware that's installed, from the various motherboard components to your GPU. The farther your new hardware is from your old hardware, the more likely it is it will be extremely unstable or simply not work at all.

What exactly do you think happens during the installation process of Windows? Nobody will recommend you do this because it's irresponsible advice. Anything worth doing is worth doing correctly.

Ok so lets say i get an ssd and a new windows 10 key would i still be able use my old HDD as a secondary drive because i have 2 HDD in my current one and i wanted to use them in my new one so could i use the two of them as secondary drives so i dont lose all my pictures and videos and games on them?

Yeah, but why don't you just back them up now? If your pictures and videos and games are in one location only, the only question is whether you lose them soon or lose them later.

 

[Moonenvy]

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-tweaks-activation-rules-for-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/

And no it's definitely not recommended that you simply move a hard drive over to a new build. Operating systems are not Lego; sometimes it'll work, sometimes it'll be unstable, sometimes it won't work at all.

Also, if you're worried about losing data, having your data on one drive rather than having a real backup solution is essentially a guarantee that sooner or later, you will lose your data.

I dont see why it wouldnt work wouldnt the pc just recognize it as a hard drive then use it to run off of.

No, it doesn't work like this. Again, PC installs are not Lego and your Windows installation is geared towards working with the specific hardware that's installed, from the various motherboard components to your GPU. The farther your new hardware is from your old hardware, the more likely it is it will be extremely unstable or simply not work at all.

What exactly do you think happens during the installation process of Windows? Nobody will recommend you do this because it's irresponsible advice. Anything worth doing is worth doing correctly.

Ok so lets say i get an ssd and a new windows 10 key would i still be able use my old HDD as a secondary drive because i have 2 HDD in my current one and i wanted to use them in my new one so could i use the two of them as secondary drives so i dont lose all my pictures and videos and games on them?

Yeah, but why don't you just back them up now? If your pictures and videos and games are in one location only, the only question is whether you lose them soon or lose them later.

I would like to back them up but i dont have the money to buy a back up really all i want to save are the videos and the pictures the games i can reinstall thats fine but i dont want to waste 2 TB of hard drive space unless microsofts one drive backs it up im not sure on that

 

[CornDude]

You could move your HDD to your new build computer but I recommend to do a full install in order to avoid instability. Do you split your HDD into 2 drives? Perhaps you could move your data to non-OS drive. If not, you may want to get a new HDD or SSD for backuping your data