Have 7 year old Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 250 GB 3.5" that stopped working after fall. Is there a case I can transfer it to in order to get my files?
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As long as it is a SATA and not EIDE drive you can use this case. If you are not going to use the drive any longer you can also remove it from the enclosure and directly plug into mainboard on your computer to try a recovery.
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Assuming the problem you had is not with your hard disk (it is still spinning, no head crash.) This is exactly what you need. After you connect the cable, one side to your hard drive, the other side to the USB slot on your laptop, your old hard drive will become just another drive on the laptop. You can do whatever you want with it. I even used it as another drive to back up my data.
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You can as long as where your present Hard drive is incaged. Me I found that an enclosed case (Metal box case) you cannot use this item because it sticks out to far. Hope this helps.
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I am not entirely sure about being able to transfer 3.5" drives, although because both 2.5 and 3.5 use the same connectors I don't see why it wouldn't work. I'd say you're probably going to be successful (99%), but if you really want to double check contact the company. As for transfering the upgrade version of windows 7. Yes, as long as it is installed on the drive that you are cloning. This thing does a 1:1 transfer of EVERYTHING, so you'll be set. Just remember that because it transfers everything, if you have any viruses or whatnot they will come over as well. Also keep in mind that once you have this, you can use it as many times as you want. I actually used the same cable/software to upgrade my entire families laptops from HDD to SDD.
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As long as the drive isn't damaged. I just recently transferred a ton of files from a broken laptop's SATA HDD. It should work perfectly. See my review on the order with which to connect everything. Basically, connect the power block to an outlet, connect the power cable to the drive, connect the SATA (or IDE) to the drive, turn on the power block and let the drive spin up for a few seconds, then plug the USB into the computer. Open the drive and start copying/moving files.
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Not sure what your question is, but my drive failed repeatedly when I tried to copy the files from an old drive. I sent it back, got my refund, and bought a Seagate. I was using it with an old Mac OSX.
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I am not sure, but here is where you should be able to find out: http://www.seagate.com/support/external-hard-drives/
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You should be able to as long as you do not exceed the capacity of the drive. Please see my other review as to backup. DO NOT use the Seagate backup utility that comes with the drive as it fails to back up many of the most important informational files in Windows installs. Use a dedicated 3rd party backup software (I use Macrium Reflect) and dump the garbage software provide by Seagate.
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You should be able to download and use the free software "Seagate DiscWizard" from the Seagate website. I know you can usually clone data from a current hard drive to a new hard drive as long as the new hard drive is larger than the current hard drive.
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I'm not sure how to answer your question, you can contact Seagate at their toll free number, I have used Seagate external hard drivesfor years, I am on Windows 7, and it does back up images.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=BUFFALO+DriveStation+2+TB+USB+3.0+Desktop+Hard+Drive+(HD-LC2.0U3)%2C+warranty#seen
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This is not a transfer program but a clone program .... Your data remains in the old HDD .... GO to Crucial website to verify my statements ..... and don't forget the static guard wrist line ..... Good luck - Dave Brown
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No it does not, but if you goto the seagate website you can download the data transfer program from their website to clone your old drive to this drive. Just get an external enclosure(they are very cheap, 8 dollars) download the software, hook up the drive, run the program and go from there. The cloning software is free as long as you use a seagate hard drive.
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the only thing I can suggest is to contact Seagate. You can go onto the website and that should answer your questions if not they have a phone number on the web that you can call. Good Luck I hope this can help you
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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
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I am not sure if that would work. But you could go out on the Seagate Web Site and ask that question of their technical department and they should be able to answer it.
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Yes. Just make sure the old drive is SATA. Remember to format it to windows file system NTSF if using windows.