Transfering Data From One Hard Drive To Another.

Mrpot8ohed

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So i used the software that is on the western digital website to make a copy of my primary hardrive(500gb) and put it on my 1tb other one. When i did so i also got a drive called System Reserved. How do i use the 1tb as my boot disc, and then would it be safe to delete the things off the 500 gb one so it was completely empty. Also how do i get rid of the System Reserved.
 
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OK...the "D" is the System Reserved (boot info) from your original installation on the 500GB.

Power down, disconnect the 500GB, Power up. If it boots properly (and it should) then you can wipe everything on that 500GB drive.

USAFRet

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In the BIOS, change the boot order to have the 1TB first.
To verify, disconnect the 500gb and boot it up. If it works, you're good, and can wipe the 500GB.

Do not remove that System Reserved partition on the 1TB. That is boot information Windows needs to start.
Don't remove anything until you verify that the 1TB will boot all by itself.
 

USAFRet

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Go into Disk Management (as administrator)
Right Click on that partition.
Hopefully, you'll see "Change Drive Letter and Paths"
See if there is a Remove option.

NOTE: Tread carefully. You do not want to remove the partition, just the drive letter.
 

USAFRet

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Right click on the one with the D drive letter. See if you can remove just the drive letter.