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Transferring data from one HDD to another

prism

prism

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So I'm finally biting the bullet and upgrading my old noisy (but trusty) Samsung 160GB HDD to a Samsung Spinpoint 1TB...I have a Micro-ATX case with only room for 1 HDD...is there any way for me to transfer all the data from my old drive to the new one? It would obviously save me tons of hassle and time...

Also, in regards to the Spinpoint, would I be better off getting a 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM at that storage level? I've read in other forums here that the 5400 RPM drives are actually faster at certain capacity levels...
 
For a temporary fix, you can get a drive to USB adapter, just do a fresh OS install and transfer the files after.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-002-_-Product

The fact of some 5400 drives being faster doesn't have to do with capacity necessarily, but more that many of them are newer with higher plate density (less area to scan) and better access algorithms. Most will be fine with a low-RPM drive.
 
Absolutely! Put your new drive in an external case, then clone your internal HDD to the new one. When finished, swap the drives and boot to the new one.

If you have Acronis TI11 or higher, and its bootable rescue CD, put the new HDD in the computer and the old one in the external. Boot the CD and clone external to internal proportionally. I just got through doing that this afternoon.
 
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IGemini said:
For a temporary fix, you can get a drive to USB adapter, just do a fresh OS install and transfer the files after.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-002-_-Product

The fact of some 5400 drives being faster doesn't have to do with capacity necessarily, but more that many of them are newer with higher plate density (less area to scan) and better access algorithms. Most will be fine with a low-RPM drive.
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This seems like this will be the easiest route to take...is it pretty foolproof? Will my old drive (when it's taken out) just show up as aportable drive in Windows that I can drag and drop files from onto my new drive (after OS install)? Also, any way to tell what drives have the higher plate density? Or any recommendations on one?
 
you don't have a free sata port?
you know your drive doesn't actually need to be inside the case to work 😀

also acronis, seconded
it's awesome you can just clone the old drive over to the new one, no need to reinstall the OS.
 
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