How can i move files (Including Windows) Onto a New HDD From a old one

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  1. Posts : 143
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    How can i move files (Including Windows) Onto a New HDD From a old one


    Hello, I'm CrazyKilla

    I recently bought a new 2TB HDD, i have an old HDD which is very old and slow and has 150Gb Storage, this is where i keep my windows in (Program Files, Windows, System32 and stuff), How do i simply Move or Copy all of the things from Old (C: ) to New (X: ), I've tried doing 'Move' With Acronis Disk Director but when it says select an unallocated partition it doesn't let me select the new partition i made for it (400GBs cut away from my new 2TB HDD) same goes for 'Copy' with Acronis,

    Yes i know you can't simply drag and drop or copy and paste windows and all this stuff into a new HDD, im not stupid

    Help Please!
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  2. Posts : 10,796
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       #2

    Don't do drag/drop or other stupid things.

    You have 2 physical discs attached to system now (new and old)? Post screenshot of diskmanagment please

    Tell me what's on each partition
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    New 2 TB is totally empty? No important files at all? If so... delete all partitions on it using disk management. Just right click on parition and select "delete".

    How many partition are on old disk (see disk management) and what are their purposes?
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  4. Posts : 143
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    In C: is my Windows and files that i want to move

    X: and Z: is my 2TB HDD, i used acronis to cut away 400GB from X: and make Z:, now i want to put everything in C: into Z:

    D: and E: Is just a random HDD that i don't need at the moment
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  5. Posts : 10,796
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    crazykilla said:


    In C: is my Windows and files that i want to move

    X: and Z: is my 2TB HDD, i used acronis to cut away 400GB from X: and make Z:, now i want to put everything in C: into Z:

    D: and E: Is just a random HDD that i don't need at the moment
    Post screenshot of disk management with all disks visible
    Right click on computer->manage. there you find disk management
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    Can all stuff on new disk be deleted? Afterwards I explain how to clone.
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  7. Posts : 143
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    I Could but it would take quiet a while, 200gb on there...
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  8. Posts : 10,796
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    X and D are ACTIVE without purpose. So mark them inactive
    Open Elevated Command Prompt
    then do:
    Code:
    diskpart
    select   vol  D
    inactive
    select  vol  X
    inactive
    exit
    X has files on it.... you want to keep them?
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  9. Posts : 143
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    Yes
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  10. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Z is empty delete it please

    Code:
    diskpart
    sel  vol  Z
    delete part
    sel disk 1
    list part (it gives you 2 partitions ...correct?)
    sel part 0
    detail part
    sel part 1
    detail part 
    sel part 2
    detail part
    exit
    post output
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