- Mar 5, 2014
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Good evening everyone,
I have a few questions regarding moving an HDD from my current computer to a completely new one. Essentially I want to use it as a secondary storage unit for my new build (which has a 500Gb SDD). The HDD has Windows 8 installed, the SDD has Windows 8.1.
I'd like the SDD to become the primary drive for my activities (which will require me to move the data from the HDD to the SDD).
So, my question is: Can I expect any difficulties? I could upgrade the HDD to Windows 8.1 prior to installing in the new PC? Surely, if both have the same OS, it shouldn't be a problem, right?
In any case, my end-state is I want most of - if not all - my old data on the SDD, with the HDD ready as the secondary drive.
Please, beyond my question, are there any alternative methods I should be aware of (and starting to research)? I've researched quite a bit and have mostly found information regarding moving a drive with an older OS (XP/Vista/7) to a newer build with a newer OS. I'm not sure if most of the concerns apply in my case.
I have a few questions regarding moving an HDD from my current computer to a completely new one. Essentially I want to use it as a secondary storage unit for my new build (which has a 500Gb SDD). The HDD has Windows 8 installed, the SDD has Windows 8.1.
I'd like the SDD to become the primary drive for my activities (which will require me to move the data from the HDD to the SDD).
So, my question is: Can I expect any difficulties? I could upgrade the HDD to Windows 8.1 prior to installing in the new PC? Surely, if both have the same OS, it shouldn't be a problem, right?
In any case, my end-state is I want most of - if not all - my old data on the SDD, with the HDD ready as the secondary drive.
Please, beyond my question, are there any alternative methods I should be aware of (and starting to research)? I've researched quite a bit and have mostly found information regarding moving a drive with an older OS (XP/Vista/7) to a newer build with a newer OS. I'm not sure if most of the concerns apply in my case.
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