Cloning the hard drive

gauravpgupta

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If I were to move my data onto the new drive, is there a way I can do it without having the need to download all the softwares again?

I don't have the key for MS office and will have to purchase it again.

Thanks!
 
Solution
There are numerous cloning software apps, a few here:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-free-and-reliable-cloning-tools/

Clonezilla is good and you shouldn't have to repurchase Office
Hi there gauravpgupta,

You can just clone the HDD. I doubt that you will face any issues with that. Though, I can't really recommend you a specific cloning tool. Most of the HDD manufacturer have their own(or at least recommend one) cloning tools.

It will not hurt to contact Microsoft's Support as well.

Cheers,
D_Know_WD