Best/Fastest way to Transfer one external 2tb drive to a replacement 2tb drive ??? - GoFuckYourself.com

Juicy D. Links · 12-28-2013, 06:04 AM

Long story short it is on its way out and still under seagate 5 year warranty so instead og going through the USB bus.... is there anyway for a external without physically opening em to do a speedy content swap? Clone the drive possibly??

Also the drive is lettered E right now the new one Windows will assign a new letter.... anyway on hell on Win 7 to have the new drive the same letter?/

-JDL

MrBottomTooth · 12-28-2013, 06:29 AM

http://www.howtogeek.com/96298/assig...-in-windows-7/
You can manually change the drive letter in windows.

If youre not opening it up then any method to get the data off is going to be limited by the speed of the usb.

MaDalton · 12-28-2013, 07:12 AM

no usb3? thats quick

Juicy D. Links · 12-28-2013, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth

http://www.howtogeek.com/96298/assig...-in-windows-7/
You can manually change the drive letter in windows.

If youre not opening it up then any method to get the data off is going to be limited by the speed of the usb.

that is a coin toss as the new HD replacing it initially will be assigned next letter inline and the OG drive still has the letter reserved.. I ran into this issue years ago as well... I came up with no resolution at the time

SilentKnight · 12-28-2013, 07:40 AM

I have a 650gb WD external that won't boot properly, so if/when I get the laptop to recognize it - I'll be dumping it to a new 2tb external. Same issue you're having. Wish I had an answer ATM.

I was thinkin' of simply having to go through the USB2.0 and going for a pizza while it copies.

MrBottomTooth · 12-28-2013, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links

that is a coin toss as the new HD replacing it initially will be assigned next letter inline and the OG drive still has the letter reserved.. I ran into this issue years ago as well... I came up with no resolution at the time

Can't you change the drive letter on the OG drive to something else to free up that drive letter?

Juicy D. Links · 12-28-2013, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SilentKnight

I have a 650gb WD external that won't boot properly, so if/when I get the laptop to recognize it - I'll be dumping it to a new 2tb external. Same issue you're having. Wish I had an answer ATM.

I was thinkin' of simply having to go through the USB2.0 and going for a pizza while it copies.

Yeah i might be doing the same ...."TeraCopy" i found supposed to help a bit in speed n duplicate crap... seems good if doing usb to usb

12-28-2013, 06:04 AM	#1
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	Best/Fastest way to Transfer one external 2tb drive to a replacement 2tb drive ??? Long story short it is on its way out and still under seagate 5 year warranty so instead og going through the USB bus.... is there anyway for a external without physically opening em to do a speedy content swap? Clone the drive possibly?? Also the drive is lettered E right now the new one Windows will assign a new letter.... anyway on hell on Win 7 to have the new drive the same letter?/ -JDL

12-28-2013, 06:29 AM	#2
MrBottomTooth Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,795	http://www.howtogeek.com/96298/assig...-in-windows-7/ You can manually change the drive letter in windows. If youre not opening it up then any method to get the data off is going to be limited by the speed of the usb. Last edited by MrBottomTooth; 12-28-2013 at 06:32 AM..

12-28-2013, 07:12 AM	#3
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12-28-2013, 07:40 AM	#5
SilentKnight Megan Fox's fluffer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shooting pool in Elysium Posts: 24,818	I have a 650gb WD external that won't boot properly, so if/when I get the laptop to recognize it - I'll be dumping it to a new 2tb external. Same issue you're having. Wish I had an answer ATM. I was thinkin' of simply having to go through the USB2.0 and going for a pizza while it copies.