drive transfer

  1. How to Transfer Windows 11 to a New Hard Drive Without Extra Apps

    Transferring your Windows 11 setup to a new hard drive without needing any extra apps might seem like a daunting process, but thanks to built-in Windows tools, you can confidently move your existing installation. Whether your drive is reaching the end of its life or you're simply running out of...
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    • drive transfer image backup partition management recovery media windows 11
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    • Forum: Windows News

  2. Windows 10 Is there a Windows 8.1 ISO?

    Hi Still debating how to go about moving my install of Windows 10 to a different drive. I noticed that my backup software will allow me to clone Windows 10 directly to the other hard drive? That would be easy and quick, but it still doesn't address the registration issue if I want to leave the...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • backup clone copy reservation download drive transfer file system hard drive insider program installation iso migration registration serial number support update upgrade process user questions windows 10 windows 8.1
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 recovery drive not seeming to be recognized

    My Acer Aspire A7600U-UR24 came with windows 8. I made a recovery drive by choosing "create recovery drive" in windows 8. After making the drive i installed windows 8.1 from DVD. Some time later I tried to restore it back to factory with my recovery usb. Every time I try I get "windows cannot...
    • carbon shell
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    • acer activation backup boot issues computer help device recognition drive transfer error message factory restore flash drive installation operating system recovery restore process system image troubleshooting usb windows 8 windows 8.1 windows recovery
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  4. Windows 7 How much difference does fragmentation make?

    Hi I know that fragmentation makes a lot of difference. I've had times when the difference between having fragmented files vs un-fragmented files would determine whether some processes would complete or not when generating 3D video. If the files were fragmented it would just hang up after a...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Need help with tranfer my windows 7 drive to a diffrent drive

    Need help with tranfer my windows 7 drive to a different drive I have 2 drives: c: which contains the windows and d: for everything else. 1. I've used "backup and restore" and created drive image on a usb hard-drive. 2. i've formated drive c: booted with "ubuntu" and copied all my flies to c...
    • drdamn
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    • backup data recovery disk imaging drive transfer dual boot file transfer format drive hard drive installation operating system partition restore sata drive system restore troubleshooting ubuntu usb windows 7 windows recovery
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Disk Transfer Windows 7 from Backup

    My 160 GB Win7 drive on my laptop failed (single partition), but thankfully I had a backup that I created on a 750 GB drive using EASUS Partition Master COPY. The backup drive is FULLY BOOTABLE, I've been booting into Windows 7 from an eSata external interface with no issues. It has a partition...
    • Wave
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    • backup boot drive data recovery disk cloning drive transfer easus partition master external drive file restoration installation laptop partition system restore tech support troubleshooting unallocated space windows 7 windows repair
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Hard Drive Migration

    Here is my situation, I have a 2-120 GB hard drives and the primary one is filling up. I have a 800 GB one I want to replace it with. My problem is that I don't want to reinstall Windows. I was reading this guide here, and was wondering if anyone had ever tried it. This is what I was planing on...
    • brennan
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    • backup data recovery drive transfer hard drive installation migration recovery storage upgrade system image windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 File Copying - Bug?

    I am not sure if this is a bug or if I have to "turn something on" or what. I was moving some files from one drive to another. Identical files. What I discovered is Windows 7 defaults to making a copy (adding -copy at the end of the file name) instead of asking you whether you want to "copy...
    • VegasDen
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    • bug report copy replace drive transfer file copy file management file overwrite folder options user experience windows 7 windows behavior
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support