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Can I migrate to a new hdd without having the reinstall everything? (self.buildapc)

submitted 1 year ago by republicofRAD to c/buildapc

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[–] republicofRAD 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Had some issues posting via Memmy so I lost the body. Additional details are:

C: is a 240gb ssd with windows on it F: is another 240gb with games G: is a non-ssd 3tb hdd with games, movies etc

I’m upgrading C: to a 2tb ssd, and have another 4tb ssd I would like to use instead of F: and G:.

Can I save my games and movies and genera data? Or will I have to mostly redownload/install apps and games?

[–] ClassyHatter 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would reinstall Windows, especially if the current installation is old. As long as you can connect all the drives to your computer, you can move files from the old disks. If the games on F: and G: are on Steam or Epic (and other similar launchers probably works similarly), it's easy to move the games around using those launchers. Games that have been installed outside of such launchers might not work if they are moved to a disk with different drive designation or if they are moved to a new Windows installation.

[–] republicofRAD 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks, that’s the route I ended up going. Managed to save what I needed and was able to start fresh.

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