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Replacing only one disk drive

Anonymous
2023-10-12T03:56:53+00:00

Very novice tech person with a very noob question, I have recently purchased a new 2 tb SSD to replace my current 500 gb C drive. My D is a 1 tb and houses most of my program files, while the c houses the system and some other smaller programs and files. My question is can i simply move all my files from the C drive to the D without having to clone any software or do I have to follow the usual hard drive replacement procedure steps and backup the OS and all the other stuff. Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-12T05:59:18+00:00

    Hello Michael,

    I am Jaspreet Singh.

    Since it is the OS drive you will sadly need to make a backup then install the OS on new drive and restore it or use a cloning software like macrium or easus.

    You cannot copy the files to other drive and back.

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