Hd to Hd data transfer.

[Chris P]

Hello. Lately I have been transfering data from one
older hard drive to another newer hd on the same
computer. I have found that there are several ways to do
this; from drag and drop to using xcopy in the command
prompt. I'm wondering if there's one method of transfer
that is prefered over another, especially in terms of
minimizing data loss. Thus far I have used the xcopy for
larger more 'complex' folders and d&d-ed small stuff. And
what about the files and settings transfer wizard, or is
that a can of worms better left for another posting? I'm
just wondering what methods 'y'all who know more than
myself' like to and feel safest using to copy and move
stuff around. Oh! And as kind of an aside (I don't think
it matters too much) I should mention that I'm also
copying from FAT32 to NTFS. Thanks for the attention,
--chris.

[R. C. White]

Hi, Chris.

Personally, I like Xcopy. Using the switches /c /h /e /r /k, I move
everything, including hidden and system files, recreating the directory
structure in the process. Of course, you must use the current (latest)
version of Xcopy; older ones did strange things with LFNs. And I don't
usually try to do anything fancy; just straight copying the files and
folders.

But, then, I was using a TRS-80 before MS-DOS (and Xcopy) were even
invented. I'm still quite comfy at a "DOS" prompt. ;<)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP


"Chris P" > wrote in message
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> Hello. Lately I have been transfering data from one
> older hard drive to another newer hd on the same
> computer. I have found that there are several ways to do
> this; from drag and drop to using xcopy in the command
> prompt. I'm wondering if there's one method of transfer
> that is prefered over another, especially in terms of
> minimizing data loss. Thus far I have used the xcopy for
> larger more 'complex' folders and d&d-ed small stuff. And
> what about the files and settings transfer wizard, or is
> that a can of worms better left for another posting? I'm
> just wondering what methods 'y'all who know more than
> myself' like to and feel safest using to copy and move
> stuff around. Oh! And as kind of an aside (I don't think
> it matters too much) I should mention that I'm also
> copying from FAT32 to NTFS. Thanks for the attention,
> --chris.