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    Copying A Hard Drive

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Acolyte, Mar 7, 2008.

  1. Acolyte

    Acolyte Notebook Consultant

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    bought a new 200GB HD, want to copy everything from old 60Gb hard drive over.

    Whats the best way to do this?

    Thanks
     
    Acolyte, Mar 7, 2008
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  2. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Put the new drive into a USB external enclosure and use a utility like Acronis True Image to clone the old drive onto the new drive.
     
    Shyster1, Mar 7, 2008
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