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Shipwack

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10. Thank you very much for a detailed response.

Mon Jul 10, 2023, 08:42 AM

Jul 2023

The drives are both hard disk drives from Western Digital (not planned, just happened that way).

Cloud backup might be faster, but I don’t think any of my plans are good for storing a couple of terabytes…

No problem opening up old files or programs, but I haven’t done an exhaustive check.

No restore point has ever been made because it’s a data drive (not my boot drive) that has files and most of my programs on it. I do have my most important files backed up elsewhere, though.

Never ever have taken the computer in for service.

Again, thank you for thinking about this and the advice!

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A new hard drive, a question about file transfer. [View all] Shipwack Jul 2023 OP

I think a file copy with file explorer BootinUp Jul 2023 #1

Try booting to safe mode. So thats startup settings option BootinUp Jul 2023 #2

When you say boot to command prompt do you mean boot into safe mode? LuvLoogie Jul 2023 #3

Thank you for the reply! Shipwack Jul 2023 #11

If it's not a boot drive, just copy the files anyway you can. Earth-shine Jul 2023 #4

Cloning tools might just clone the possibly damaged files. usonian Jul 2023 #5

I'm a little puzzled but let me ask moniss Jul 2023 #6

Thank you very much for a detailed response. Shipwack Jul 2023 #10

Use a copy utility canetoad Jul 2023 #7

No reason you shouldn't try that ... hopefully it works :) Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #8

Stick 'em both in the computer, boot knoppix from a usb stick, Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #9

An update Shipwack Jul 2023 #12