Transfer all info from old Hard Disk to a new Hard Disk

[NITROPN]

Can anyone help with info on how to tranfer all of the information from one harddrive to another harddrive? Info on old HD is very important and would like to install a new HD. Thanks!

[Milenko]

You need a program called Ghost. It does exactly what you want, and is good to have around anyway. It's made by Norton.

[Auric]

ghost will do it <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> bootable floppy, put one as primary master the other as secondary master (or slave) whatever, and then ghost from source to destination.. works great

[Archer]

Go to Quatums site ane get there freeware Drive manager [if memmory serves]its a wizard interface that does all the hard work for you from copying files over to a hand in hand explanation of how to do it all.

[andiol]

You could also try D2D (Disk to Disk) I've used it with Win95, 98 and ME without any problems and the price is right! Good luck

[DR]

Almost all manufactuers now have disk copying utilities available at their website.
I like to use the XCOPY program. Not only can you copy one drive to another you can use it to backup main drive with the update new files only switches.
Install new drive as slave, FDISK and FORMAT. Still in DOS at the C: prompt type the command line XCOPY C:\*.* /h/e/r/c/k D: and hit enter. After it finishes shut down and set new drive as primary (boot) drive. It may be necessary to run FDISK again to set it as primary partition. By typing the command line XCOPY /? you will be able to see other switches you can use.

[ReBoot]

How about just using Windows Explorer?
Drag and drop it.
Instructions: http://www.pcmech.com/showdoc/118/

[static]

Does the drag and drop method work if you are trying to make your new hard drive the primary master??

[NITROPN]

Thanks for all the help and all are great ideas to consider, but the WD HD that I was installing came with it's own software. (Copied the info from the old HD to the new WD/HD and it only took about 45 minute!!!) UP and Running again.... :>)

[Poseidon]

Originally posted by Static Jelly:
<STRONG>Does the drag and drop method work if you are trying to make your new hard drive the primary master??</STRONG>

Not necessarily.
Windows (drag & drop method) usually will not copy any files that are currently in use (i.e. system files, etc). One way would be to boot to a command prompt in DOS, but the simplest method by far would be to use a 3rd party imaging software, such as GHOST.

[fathead]

try maxblast...it will partition, format, and copy the other hard drive all at once...free download at www.maxtor.com

[ShadowKing]

Don't do the Windows Exploder Drag till you Drop thing. You will lose a lot of files.

Use Ghost or another utility designed for that purpose.

[Sowulo]

Originally posted by Poseidon:
<STRONG>Not necessarily. Windows (drag & drop method) usually will not copy any files that are currently in use (i.e. system files, etc). One way would be to boot to a command prompt in DOS, but the simplest method by far would be to use a 3rd party imaging software, such as GHOST.</STRONG>

The only file that will not drag and drop with Windows 9x is WIN386.SWP in the c:\WINDOWS folder.

Originally posted by ShadowKing:
<STRONG>Don't do the Windows Exploder Drag till you Drop thing. You will lose a lot of files.</STRONG>

See note above. And, as long as you go into Folder Options/View and turn off all Hide File settings first you won't lose any files.

[BIGGS]

filecopy.exe - good for windows copies, (fat 32)

norton ghost - good for just about any

drive image by powerquest i think - will copy ntfs format

[snooper2]

will ghost also do windows NT ?