Road Runner
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I have to transfer some data from one hard drive to another is it possible without loading all the data in to the computer and then moving it?
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while we're on the subject....is it possible to copy the whole hard drive from a pc to a standalone usb hard drive so the original can be formatted then most files and programmes reinstalled to the original hard drive after being scanned for viruses
cheers graham,You can certainly copy the contents of the drive. However, in order to register (within Windows rather than with the publishers) the software properly, programs would have to be re-installed rather than just being copied back. OK to copy the data files back after the disk formatting though.
Graham
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some of the progs discs are now lost/unavailable so they may have to be missed out.
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It is possible and we use Ghost for doing exactly that.while we're on the subject....is it possible to copy the whole hard drive from a pc to a standalone usb hard drive so the original can be formatted then most files and programmes reinstalled to the original hard drive after being scanned for viruses
I have the 40gb downloaded via XP whereas my new puter is vista will it copy over OK?
It is possible and we use Ghost for doing exactly that.
That, apart from using dos, is the only way you're going to get the whole data (including locked system files) on to the other drive.
We normally use it when a customer is replacing the original Hard disk with a much bigger one.
Used with PartitionMagic these are 2 very valuable tools.
I thought about Ghost, Steve, when I replied to John. However, I didn't mention it because I thought that would just replace the original image when John's requirement was to rid himself of unwanted "litter".
It isn't a program I've used (even though I have a copy which came with an external CD drive) so I'm not sure if I'm correct or not - be interested to read your advice.
Graham