Transferring old data to a new drive

[Zahid Shabir]

I ordered an a 4TB HDD on Flack Friday (I got it to replace an old 1TB HDD I got from on old OEM Dell system and I was using in my current custom built PC). The HDD is to replace my secondary drive NOT my main one which is the Corsair Force Series MP500 M.2 NVMe SSD


It arrives tomorrow and I was wondering what would be the best way to transfer my files without losing them and whilst making sure I have access to 4TB instead of the 1TB as well as make sure that I do not lose any games and saves or so on due to them being moved or the fact that it will be recognised as a completely different drive instead of a replacement due to the fact it may have a different path on windows

 

[RolandJS]

Using Macrium Reflect or anything similar, you can make full image backups of your Data partition(s) from your original HD onto your replacement HD, that should work. Remove and store the original HD in a safe place until you know the replacement HD is aok.

 

[Zahid Shabir]

Using Macrium Reflect or anything similar, you can make full image backups of your Data partition(s) from your original HD onto your replacement HD, that should work. Remove and store the original HD in a safe place until you know the replacement HD is aok.

can it work on a replacement a secondary drive like I stated especially if the replacement has 4x the storage

 

[RolandJS]

It should work, however, I'm going to listen in alongside you and learn from others.