Transferring data to a new HDD.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:54:28 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:49:31 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:57:16 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:09:03 -0700, "...winston?"
wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:
Win8.1

I want to transfer all the data on a 250GB HDD to a larger HDD of 1TB.

Is there a faster way than using the 'move' command?

Peter


It might be more prudent to copy than 'move'

Thanks, I'll do this. Then wipe the old disk.

Wait until you are sure (I mean *sure*) that the transfer was
successful.

If you're wondering what I mean: I mean wait until you are *sure* that
the copy was successful.

I'll do a backup to yet another disk first.

Thanks, it's good to hear that.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 2/16/2015 12:21 PM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:09:03 -0700, "...winston?"
wrote:


I want to transfer all the data on a 250GB HDD to a larger HDD of 1TB.

Is there a faster way than using the 'move' command?

Peter




Ditto! Copy followed by delete, rather than move.


If it were me, and the old computer was going to be trashed, and not
given to someone else. I would remove the old hard drive and place it in
a USB enclosure, and then copy the required files to the new hard drive.
When I was absolutely sure that I had every thing transferred to the
new hard drive I would format the old one and use it for a back up drives.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:54:28 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:49:31 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:57:16 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:09:03 -0700, "...winston?"
wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:
Win8.1

I want to transfer all the data on a 250GB HDD to a larger HDD of 1TB.

Is there a faster way than using the 'move' command?

Peter


It might be more prudent to copy than 'move'

Thanks, I'll do this. Then wipe the old disk.

Wait until you are sure (I mean *sure*) that the transfer was
successful.

If you're wondering what I mean: I mean wait until you are *sure* that
the copy was successful.

I'll do a backup to yet another disk first.

Two backup copies that are corrupt are as worthless as one. ;-)

Probably better to use a utility to test the integrity of the copy against
the original.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:23:14 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote:

Two backup copies that are corrupt are as worthless as one. ;-)

More worthless. I once needed to recover a system that had a problem
with it's primary drive. It had three copies of that drive image. The
original and all the copies were incomplete.

Steve

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Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:07:00 -0500, Big_Al wrote:

Peter Jason wrote on 2/16/2015 1:31 AM:
Win8.1

I want to transfer all the data on a 250GB HDD to a larger HDD of 1TB.

Is there a faster way than using the 'move' command?

Peter

I'd go one question further.
You ask how to transfer 'data' on one HD to another. By Data do you
mean things like photos and documents? Or do you mean transferring the
'system' like the os and all the files to another HD drive??

The first transfer is simple just copy with explorer then delete. You
might even want to use something like winmerge to verify the files are
moved over and all match.

The second transfer is better done with a hard drive clone or imaging
program. Acronis True Image...$$$, or Macrium Reflect Free, and several
others will do that efficiently for you.
A clone operation with dupe the drives, normally adjusting for the new
drive being bigger, and then you just swap the hardware and reboot and
you never know you changed anything.

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need the
paid version.
You haven't told us how you intend to hook up the second drive.
I would make yourself a Puppy Linux Thumb drive, boot that and copy
everything over. You don't want to attempt to copy windows system files on
a running system. A windows PE boot would also do it, but windows PE is a
pain to make and use.
Back in windows running a utility such as CDCheck will make sure all files
are readable.
As others have said, keep the original until you are sure all is well.
Some of the other suggestions are good, but this procedure won't cost you.

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:22:28 +0000 (UTC), Dave wrote:

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need the
paid version.

I believe the free version of Macrium can create a clone or an image.

Char Jackson wrote:
On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:22:28 +0000 (UTC), Dave wrote:

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need the
paid version.

I believe the free version of Macrium can create a clone or an image.


Screenshot (and I'm not even running the latest version):

http://i62.tinypic.com/14j45rr.gif

If you use the WinPE based boot CD, the same options
should exist in there. You should be able to clone,
even if Windows is not running.

Paul

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:42:15 -0500, Paul wrote:

Char Jackson wrote:
On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:22:28 +0000 (UTC), Dave wrote:

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need the
paid version.

I believe the free version of Macrium can create a clone or an image.


Screenshot (and I'm not even running the latest version):

http://i62.tinypic.com/14j45rr.gif

If you use the WinPE based boot CD, the same options
should exist in there. You should be able to clone,
even if Windows is not running.

I know, I checked before I posted, ;-)

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:22:28 +0000 (UTC), Dave wrote:

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need the
paid version.

As noted, it will clone, but it *won't* do incremental images. It
probably won't do differential either, but I don't do those, so I never
tried.

I have the free version on another machine (this one has the paid
version), so I won't check it now.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:24:24 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:22:28 +0000 (UTC), Dave wrote:

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need the
paid version.

The new release (10.2) of Easeus Partition Master Free will clone a
partition or disk. Refer to http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/
for full details.


As noted, it will clone, but it *won't* do incremental images. It
probably won't do differential either, but I don't do those, so I never
tried.

Recently I changed my backup software, changing from Acronis True
Image to the free version of AOMEI Backupper Standard Edition. This
version does Automatic, Full, Incremental, and Differential Backups.

A more complete list of functions is listed he
http://www.backup-utility.com/edition-comparison.html

And if anyone is interested, the free version of AOMEI Partition
Assistant Standard Edition is worth a look.

On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:52:39 +1100, Monty wrote:

And if anyone is interested, the free version of AOMEI Partition
Assistant Standard Edition is worth a look.

+1 - it's quick and easy to use - no confusing options - too.

On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:52:39 +1100, Monty wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:24:24 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:22:28 +0000 (UTC), Dave wrote:

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need the
paid version.

The new release (10.2) of Easeus Partition Master Free will clone a
partition or disk. Refer to http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/
for full details.


As noted, it will clone, but it *won't* do incremental images. It
probably won't do differential either, but I don't do those, so I never
tried.

Recently I changed my backup software, changing from Acronis True
Image to the free version of AOMEI Backupper Standard Edition. This
version does Automatic, Full, Incremental, and Differential Backups.

A more complete list of functions is listed he
http://www.backup-utility.com/edition-comparison.html

And if anyone is interested, the free version of AOMEI Partition
Assistant Standard Edition is worth a look.

It's been so long since I looked a AOMEI that I don't recall why I
didn't adopt it. Maybe it just didn't cover any new ground & so I was
too lazy to change.

Maybe I'll look again...

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:43:08 -0600, Char Jackson wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:22:28 +0000 (UTC), Dave
wrote:

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need
the paid version.

I believe the free version of Macrium can create a clone or an image.

J
It does, sorry I missed it. I've never used it, will it verify as it does
for image backup.

On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:07:45 +0000 (UTC), Dave wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:43:08 -0600, Char Jackson wrote:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:22:28 +0000 (UTC), Dave
wrote:

I don't believe the free version of Macrium will clone, you would need
the paid version.

I believe the free version of Macrium can create a clone or an image.

J
It does, sorry I missed it. I've never used it, will it verify as it does
for image backup.

I don't see any reason why not, but I can't check right now.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:00:46 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:54:28 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:49:31 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:57:16 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:09:03 -0700, "...winston?"
wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:
Win8.1

I want to transfer all the data on a 250GB HDD to a larger HDD of 1TB.

Is there a faster way than using the 'move' command?

Peter


It might be more prudent to copy than 'move'

Thanks, I'll do this. Then wipe the old disk.

Wait until you are sure (I mean *sure*) that the transfer was
successful.

If you're wondering what I mean: I mean wait until you are *sure* that
the copy was successful.

I'll do a backup to yet another disk first.

Thanks, it's good to hear that.

Actually, I'll keep the original as backup. I did all as suggested
and the copying went smoothly though slowly taking about 2+ hr to copy
220GB. The original disk was on an ESata port and the destination on
the motherboard.

I have Bitlockered the new drive and this took 3+hr for the whole
disk.

Annoyingly this drive can be mounted to Bitlocker with a mouse
right-click, but not dismounted so. To do this latter I am reduced
to going to 'Computer Management' then 'Disk Mgmt' and then setting
the disk to 'offline'. Is there a faster way to dismount?