Which hard drive should I buy to replace my current one?
I currently have two hard drives installed. The primary drive, C:, with the operating system and Windows, is a Kingston SA200S37120G, and the secondary drive, D:, is a Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102.
Now I'm having the problem that the main drive, with its 111 usable GB, is almost full (9.27 GB remaining), and I've already moved everything to D:. Therefore, Windows updates aren't working (neither automatically nor manually), which is why I want to replace C: with a new hard drive (1 TB).
However, I'm not familiar with this and therefore don't know which one to buy. If I want to migrate the contents of C: to a new hard drive, does the new drive have to be the same type? (And do I have to remove D: during the process?)
I currently have two SATA hard drives (?), but apparently there are also PCI-e options. I don't know if a PCIe drive would be suitable for my system, as the graphics card and a fan are mounted directly in front of the motherboard.
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Best buy a 500GB SSD for the system and also a 1-2TB HDD as a data grave to archive images, etc.
I’d take it.
https://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/1TB-SanDisk-Plus-2-5inch-6-4cm-SATA-6Gb-s-SDSSDA-1T00-G27-_1454350.html
If you don’t know if a m.2 SSD could be compatible with your PC, it’s a 2.5″ SATA SSD. The cost no longer the world:
https://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/1TB-Patriot-P220-2-5inch-6-4cm-SATA-3D-NAND-TLC–P220S1TB25-_1474383.html
If you can, take a SSD, they hardly cost the world. And install Windows completely new. It’s good after (how much?) years anyway.
Five years. Do the other folders remain intact (AppData and everything on D:)?
Programs all need to be reinstalled. But I would secure data folders to D (or externally anyway).
I’m not quite sure, but I think appdata is being generated with Windows installation and other installations. It makes no sense to secure these files.
With backup, I meant, for example, photos, downloads, Word etc. files, game levels.
Would it go if I copy the entire AppData folder to a USB stick? (And do I need to expand D during the process?) (Many questions, sorry)
Which motherboard do you have?
The Samsung 970 evo plus is a very good choice for a cheap Windows SSD.
A MSI B350M Pro-VD Plus, thanks for the recommendation!
This has no m.2 slot
All right, thanks.
I can only talk about my application.
My “C:” is a SAMSUNG SSD with 1TB capacity. There only Windows and its programs.
The second disk (2TB SEAGATE SSHD) divided into partition D: and E:
On D: all data are stored as well as downloads and BACKUP (images of partition C:). On D: VirtualBox and various virtual PC’s are stored.
Then some more programs as an installation folder.
What many people do not do is a sensible BACKUP of the system.
The cleanest thing would be a new installation.
Then another tip on the edge.
Install Windows fresh. ThenEMPLOYED, best monthly backup of boot partition C:\bya programme(ACRONIS True Image) and then save the image created by the running WINDOWS separately.
I use an external SSD plate that is connected to the USB 3 port only in this case.
Additionally, it is copied after said partition D:\ IMAGES.
In case of insolable problems or if WINDOWS should hang completely wrong then you have the always working possibility to back up WINDOWS 1:1 again and the PC runsagain exactly in the state when this BACKUP was created. I just need to read back the complete C: (Windows & Programs) without data loss.
Because the data and all important downloads for me are stored on D: and are not touched by it.
So all programs, settings and pers. Favourites are then restored without any problem, without new installation and expensive new placement.
Everything else like the “reset” provided by WINDOWS usually doesn’t work properly, is “feeling” or the success is not as desired.
Since this will result in errors or only later other problems, which will only notice you, secure the most important files and set up the FRISCH system.
Then a reasonable BACKUP strategy and good it will. A new WINDOWS installation with all settings is no longer necessary, since everything is included in this BACKUP (i.e. IMAGE file).
That’s how I’ve been working since 1994 and saved me a lot of trouble and new installations.