Upgrade your old hard drive to a new PC.

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07-09-2023, 01:54 AM

Hello everyone, I own a 1TB HDD from an old laptop filled with movies, music, games, etc. I’m transferring it to a new laptop that includes an SSD as the boot drive. My main concern is whether I can run games on the old HDD without formatting it. Should I copy everything over to an external format first and reinstall it, or is there another way? Since I already had a 750GB SSD in the new laptop, that worked fine, but now I want to expand storage and keep all my files intact. Is this possible without reformatting? Thanks for your help!

GamingPanda54

07-09-2023, 01:54 AM #1

Dustiny_
Junior Member

07-13-2023, 07:39 PM

You're still able to use it, though I'd suggest reorganizing it to remove all the accumulated clutter.

Dustiny_

07-13-2023, 07:39 PM #2

You're still able to use it, though I'd suggest reorganizing it to remove all the accumulated clutter.

cluelessboy456
Member

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07-13-2023, 09:16 PM

Other than the games, I would reinstall them.

cluelessboy456

07-13-2023, 09:16 PM #3

Other than the games, I would reinstall them.

sarquarius
Member

07-17-2023, 03:59 AM

You didn't understand why it wouldn't work with the old HDD.

sarquarius

07-17-2023, 03:59 AM #4

You didn't understand why it wouldn't work with the old HDD.

g_ft
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07-18-2023, 07:28 PM

The games will finish at the end of the HDD. I’d split them into two partitions: 1e for games, the rest for anything else just to boost speed.

g_ft

07-18-2023, 07:28 PM #5

The games will finish at the end of the HDD. I’d split them into two partitions: 1e for games, the rest for anything else just to boost speed.

da_mitch
Member

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07-20-2023, 03:30 AM

For all the feedback, I think they’ll likely improve eventually. I was just curious about whether the games would function properly.

da_mitch

07-20-2023, 03:30 AM #6

For all the feedback, I think they’ll likely improve eventually. I was just curious about whether the games would function properly.

InsaneSkillz20
Junior Member

07-20-2023, 05:37 AM

For Steam/Origin titles, set up new file locations and check the cache or fix installations.

InsaneSkillz20

07-20-2023, 05:37 AM #7

For Steam/Origin titles, set up new file locations and check the cache or fix installations.