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07-11-2006, 07:29 PM
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|  Need to move HD I have a 200gb drive in one computer. It is drive E: All of My Documents content is stored on it instead of the C: drive. 53gb worth of digital pics and such. Here is the question.... I need to physically move this drive the 200gb one to another computer. It will still be a slave either E: or F:. Can I simply take this out and slap it into the other pc without endangering the contents of the drive? If I lose the contents moving this drive I'll need a Divorce lawyer..... seriously.
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07-11-2006, 08:13 PM
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Also if your worried about it, there is a good execuse in getting a DVD burner if I ever heard one. "But Honey we need this DVD burner to back up your important pictures and what not." I've done that a time or two. 
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07-12-2006, 07:39 AM
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| Thanks Arutha, I just went ahead and moved it. Everything made it!
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07-12-2006, 09:09 AM
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$140 is way less expensive than a divorce. Seriously - get some sort of backup system NOW!
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07-12-2006, 09:42 AM
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| you can move the drive to another computer safely, so long as you dont manage to destroy the drive physically! Backup is great if the situation is so dire, but i have moved drives in my backpack accross the city and they plug in fine and work, though i wouldnt recomend that! Just make sure you dont delete anything, and if you do, DONT WRITE TO THE DRIVE Get a program called GetDataBack from Runtimes Software. Its a great application, and has saved my butt many times! I have even recovered 100GB of recorded TV with it!
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