Hello, I built a computer about 2 years ago now and want to do quite a few upgrades, including motherboard, processor, ram, etc...so minus the GPU and PSU it will essentially be all new parts. I also want to reuse my hard drives, I have an Intel SSD running the OS and Seagate HDD as my storage drive.
The computer was originally windows 8 and then I upgraded (through promotion) to windows 10. Since I will have new components I realize I must format the OS drive, and will install a straight windows 10 OS to it. My question is can I take the storage HDD and reuse it without wiping it? Essentially I would just be transferring it with the expectation that all the files will still be there and functional.
I found another thread on this subject which said it is doable, but since it is a couple years old I am checking that it is still doable. Also more importantly how would I go about doing this correctly as I'm not sure and the thread doesn't really describe the process.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2202239/transfer-storage-hdd-computer-storage-hdd-formating.html
the link is the thread that I saw as a reference.
Thanks for the help!
The computer was originally windows 8 and then I upgraded (through promotion) to windows 10. Since I will have new components I realize I must format the OS drive, and will install a straight windows 10 OS to it. My question is can I take the storage HDD and reuse it without wiping it? Essentially I would just be transferring it with the expectation that all the files will still be there and functional.
I found another thread on this subject which said it is doable, but since it is a couple years old I am checking that it is still doable. Also more importantly how would I go about doing this correctly as I'm not sure and the thread doesn't really describe the process.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2202239/transfer-storage-hdd-computer-storage-hdd-formating.html
the link is the thread that I saw as a reference.
Thanks for the help!