How do you transfer data from one My Book drive to another?
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I opened the enclosure hd to try to recover my important data and so I lost the warranty. Could then connect a sata cable and recover the data. I am very disappointed with this product. I would not put my files on it again
789702
You need to plug them both in to your computer. Then use either explorer or finder to transfer the data. I recommend you copy the files and then paste them to the other hard drive. once they have been copied delete the originals.
789703
The easiest way is to hook both up to a single computer and transfer from there. I use MS Home Server of run them from the router and copy.
1315101
transfer it first to an external hard drive then transfer to this drive after you install it.
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A handy guide. http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid+state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows
980223
IF I had to this, I would transfer the info from the external drive to the old computer and then use Laplink to move the data to the new computer. You can drag & drop files from the drive with explorer. However you cannot transfer programs. Good luck
471321
You need a USB slot to do a copy of your operating system. If not, take the hard drive out and use a desktop to transfer the data from the old lap top to the new.
1546701
I wouldn't do that. I'd use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your drive first. If you can.
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Files can be transferred by simply copying and burning to a cd and simply move to the new computer. Microsoft also offers a programs and settings wizard for upgrading operating systems but its not designed to transfer data from and old to a new computer. I would highly suggest just saving your important files to a cd or DVD and copy them to your new computer. As far as Microsoft Word or programs you will need to use the software installer you purchased to install on the new computer.
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Yes. Plug in to a USB port. The driver will load. Open your file manager and move your files to the new drive.
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Time machine isn't the best way to do it. Carbon copy cloner works easier. So the process would go like this roughly:Get a USB adapter for you new ssd drive. Connect new ssd to MacBook via USB and use disk utility to format it. Then use CCC to clone old drive to new. After clone is finished, remove old drive from MacBook and install new ssd driveBoot up laptop and all should be good. If you notice boot times being slow, go into system prefs, startup disk and select your new ssd as default system startup disk.
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Here is an easy way: Go find your file called pictures, and copy it and past into your new drive. You can find your new drive by going to "computer" in your start menu and pull it up. It won't be C because that is your main drive.Good luck!
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Your new drive may come with software and cables that will allow you to plug in both drives and transfer your data from the old to the new drive, or you may have to download the software and buy the cable elsewhere.
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Assuming that you want to copy folders / files to or from one HD to another attached to the cable, use the "copy" command or the file browser.If you are using Linux, you may need to mount the USB connected drive and use the "cp" command or file browser. A hard drive connected to a USB connecto via SATA or IDE connector acts like a USB memory device. I copied about 11K files recently from an old XP computer HD - worked fine.
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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.
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Order an Apricorn EZ upgrade kit through Amazon. I switched from 120 gb drive to a 500gb drive and kept everything including my operating system, settings, bookmarks, emails, contacts etc without loosing anything. It takes a few hours to transfer all the data but just be patient. The Apricorn kit worked like a charm.
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Easiest way if both computers are not on the same network? A USB transfer cable. Connect the cable to both of the computers. Then go to "My Computer" on both computers, and you should see each other's storage device. Here's an amazon link to a suggested product: Belkin Easy Transfer (F5U279)
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Are you talking about cloning the contents of this drive to your computer? If so, yes. It is indeed possible, manually or with the help of freeware. I recommend the latter though. I did the opposite though as I have a 3TB drive. Good luck.
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.