What's the procedure for moving existing backup files on an older FreeAgent drive to the new one?
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Network drive has a public folder and two more folders per user (up to 4 users). You can copy directly from the old disk to the new one. Another option is to copy them to the PC and the run the new backup process. Hope this helps.
1567771
I'm not sure. Perhaps you can just attach both drives and use windows to copy the files.
1453744
Yes you can, thats pretty much what we used it for and also to transfer all the old data from the old hard drive to a newer one.
1612959
Yes, with a caveat. I am not possitive, but i think seagate made a utility to do this. Since it contains your OP System, you cant just transfer files over. Here is an article on how to do what you want. http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid-state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows
421022
It's not that simple, but yes. Suggest you google this question in your browser: "how to transfer data from one external hard drive to another".
176839
im not sure. the way i figured it out was watching youtube videos. i know there is an easy way to tell which drive you need, but i can't remember. good luck. also i know that the is a piece of the old drive you will need to unsolder from the original and solder into the new unit.
1546701
I wouldn't do that. I'd use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your drive first. If you can.
1777604
yes you can do a clean install or use samsung data transfer software and copy old drive to new. there is also other software to copy the whole drive such as acronis or paragon. good luck !!
736032
I think the easiest thing to do would be to install one of the 750gb drives and let WHS incorporate it into your array. Then tell WHS that you want to remove the original 500gb drive. It *should* transfer all of your data from that drive to your new one, allowing you to remove it and then install the remaining new drives.
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Yes, I have done that. I installed the new hard drive in the second drive location in the computer box. Then all you have to do is run the clone process. After that completed I moved the drive C: cable to the new drive and removed the old drive from the box. I recommend saving the old drive in case of a failure in the new drive (it happened to me).
1713572
No, you can copy from your old hard drive to new drive or I took mine to Best Buy and had them transfer my OS and files I wanted to keep.
57325
If you want to transfer the OS and all of your apps and data from your old hard drive to your new one, you will need software like Apricorn's EZGig and a usb to eSATA cableto hook up the new hard drive to a usb slot on your old computer. Once you transfer all of the info from the old to new hard drive, you turn off the old computer, disconnect the battery if possible, and then open up the computer to switch out the hard drives. If you aren't interested in preserving your old data and have OS and all of the drivers for your computer, you can install the new hard drive and then set it up from scratch by installing the OS and then all drivers and applications you desire. Make sure you have all of the installation discs or downloads for the applications you want to reinstall if you don't do a drive copy.
1406970
Yes. Plug in to a USB port. The driver will load. Open your file manager and move your files to the new drive.
1868048
There are much easier ways to move your data than removing the optical drive and installing a second internal - which you would also need. I would hire a competent person to do the data migration for you. "Buy a sled" isn't really the solution.
2184716
If you have an existing drive with files on it all you need to do is install the drive into the new enclosure.
603047
There are in existence tools to copy entire partitions from one drive to another. This is the answer to both questions. You will also need an adapter to connect the new drive to a USB port on the laptop. These are usually less than twenty dollars.
1429060
Also, if you have an existing FreeNas setup, you can move the drives into this chassis, copy the config over, and have things running on the new hardware with minimal effort.
1612954
yes there is a program called Aconis i think that does that but i purchased my hard drives for storage only... i have a SSD drive for operating system. you also could just in stall the new drive along with the old one and just copy and paste whatever you need to save to the new drive.