I currently have a failing internal HDD and I have ordered the replacement but I wont get here for awhile. I do have a 1TB external HD and I was wondering if and how I could just put the OS onto it so that I can continue to use my computer in the time being.
How can I move an Operating system onto an external HDD and use it
- Thread starter poptart_1
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What is the make of your external hard drive, because you could use one of the drive duplication systems for free (done this many times myself) copy the c: drive to your external, and then put it into your system (or boot externally from it) and use it , and then do the reverse when new drive arrives, duplicate it back
yes you can use that drive, but not in the state it is currently, if this is the ONLY drive you have and you fear loosing your operating system to a internal HDD crash, use a backup/iso software that generates an ISO on that external drive and creates a recovery CD that will access the ISO on your EXT-HDD. Go to Acronis True Image WD Edition Software and grab the WD free software and make a boot cd/ISo and get backed up until your next drive arrives.
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