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HerpyDerpy

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I had a bad harddrive that made noises and would freeze up,I got another second hand PC which had a good HD but the OS was a home WIN 7 basic so I googled and found out about Migrating OS with Paragon but after deleting one drives data and in the middle of transferring the others data it froze with an error now both are not visible threw both my PC and Disk Management..anybody know a resolve to either format or recover..thanx it would be appreciated
 
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Welcome to the community, HerpyDerpy!

You won't be able to transfer the OS from another PC to your own. The operating system is tied to the motherboard, that means that even if you do transfer it to a different HDD, you still won't be able to boot into it from another computer. You'd need a genuine Windows installation, unless it was preinstalled on your computer.

As for the freezing and noises of your HDD, they might be indicating an internal/physical damage on your HDD. First, I'd start by reconnecting the connections to the drive and even try using a different SATA cable. If the noises are still there, then you should backup any important data from the drive somewhere else ASAP and perform some HDD troubleshooting using...
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Welcome to the community, HerpyDerpy!

You won't be able to transfer the OS from another PC to your own. The operating system is tied to the motherboard, that means that even if you do transfer it to a different HDD, you still won't be able to boot into it from another computer. You'd need a genuine Windows installation, unless it was preinstalled on your computer.

As for the freezing and noises of your HDD, they might be indicating an internal/physical damage on your HDD. First, I'd start by reconnecting the connections to the drive and even try using a different SATA cable. If the noises are still there, then you should backup any important data from the drive somewhere else ASAP and perform some HDD troubleshooting using its brand-specific diagnostic tool. You should be able to find it on the HDD manufacturer's website. If the drive is physically corrupted, it's highly recommended to get in touch with their customer support as well and check up on the HDD's warranty. You might be able to RMA it, but you should definitely consider replacing it.

Hope this helps. Good luck!
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