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External HD to Internal HD?
I have a Hitachi Deskstar 250 meg HD in an external USB enclosure. I have
another external HD now, so I don't use the Hitachi any more. I would like to know if I can copy all the files from my D: drive (120 gig drive that contains all my documents, photos, etc.) onto the Hitachi via USB, then put the Hitachi drive into my PC to replace the old D: drive. Thanks in advance. Craig |
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External HD to Internal HD?
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt "Williams"
wrote: I have a Hitachi Deskstar 250 meg HD in an external USB enclosure. I have another external HD now, so I don't use the Hitachi any more. I would like to know if I can copy all the files from my D: drive (120 gig drive that contains all my documents, photos, etc.) onto the Hitachi via USB, then put the Hitachi drive into my PC to replace the old D: drive. Yes ... as long as they're just data files. These days (with Windows-XP and above) transferring systems doesn't work that easy any more. I like using XCOPY, if you don't have any files on the destination disk, or don't mind trashing them. If you don't mind wiping the old disk, then open a DOS window under Windows and type: Format F: /U When the format of the F: drive completes, type: XCOPY D:\ F:\ /E /C /H /K /R /X /Y The above assumes your USB drive is drive F: If not, then change the drive numbers to match what you have. This will take a while to complete. -- _____ / ' / â„¢ ,-/-, __ __. ____ /_ (_/ / (_(_/|_/ / _/ _ |
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External HD to Internal HD?
Thanks, Frank.
Can you refresh my memory on all the /E /C /H etc. from DOS? I remember XCOPY, but all the subcommands elude me. Never mind. I opened the Command Prompt window and typed HELP XCOPY, which gives me all the info I was looking for. A bit rusty on this stuff... "Frank McCoy" wrote in message ... In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt "Williams" wrote: I have a Hitachi Deskstar 250 meg HD in an external USB enclosure. I have another external HD now, so I don't use the Hitachi any more. I would like to know if I can copy all the files from my D: drive (120 gig drive that contains all my documents, photos, etc.) onto the Hitachi via USB, then put the Hitachi drive into my PC to replace the old D: drive. Yes ... as long as they're just data files. These days (with Windows-XP and above) transferring systems doesn't work that easy any more. I like using XCOPY, if you don't have any files on the destination disk, or don't mind trashing them. If you don't mind wiping the old disk, then open a DOS window under Windows and type: Format F: /U When the format of the F: drive completes, type: XCOPY D:\ F:\ /E /C /H /K /R /X /Y The above assumes your USB drive is drive F: If not, then change the drive numbers to match what you have. This will take a while to complete. -- _____ / ' / T ,-/-, __ __. ____ /_ (_/ / (_(_/|_/ / _/ _ |
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External HD to Internal HD?
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt "Williams"
wrote: Thanks, Frank. Can you refresh my memory on all the /E /C /H etc. from DOS? I remember XCOPY, but all the subcommands elude me. Never mind. I opened the Command Prompt window and typed HELP XCOPY, which gives me all the info I was looking for. A bit rusty on this stuff... Typing: XCOPY /? works well; and invokes the command. HELP might not. -- _____ / ' / â„¢ ,-/-, __ __. ____ /_ (_/ / (_(_/|_/ / _/ _ |
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