Transfer of hard disk data
Transfer of hard disk data
You’ll need to reconfigure some things when moving your old PC to a new one. Your settings, games, and apps won’t stay exactly as they are unless you transfer or reinstall them properly. Security configurations should remain intact if you apply the same settings afterward. Make sure to back up anything important before making changes.
Are you just going to swap the drive in to the new machine? It should be fine. Windows will redo the drivers. Otherwise, if you clean install then answer would be no. Though there is a way to get some of your settings and stuff back. Steam games can be easily transferred. Applications have to be reinstalled on a clean install. Data can be transferred easily.
You might encounter problems and need to begin again. The best approach is to back up your drive first, then transfer the data. I set up a virtual disk using Disk Utility and cloned my boot drive into it, which allows me to access it after a fresh installation.
Windows manages everything on its own except for activation. After upgrading from my 3570K to the 2600X, I simply plugged in the new drive onto the new motherboard, powered it up, and when Windows started, it detected all the hardware and installed/activated the required drivers. I've been using it ever since.