problem getting files of HDD
So I just installed a new SSD in my computer, I'm trying to get my files off my old HDD, I tried keeping it in the computer, and tried a USB housing. Here is what i'm doing, My computer, click on...
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Bucky Badger wrote:cKarlGo wrote:
The better process would have been to back up your data to an extrnal drive, then replace the old HDD, reinstall Windows and then restore from backup.
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Your original post implies that you are now booting to the new drive, irrespective of the location of the original HDD. Your security and file access issues are due to the fact that booting from the new drive means that you are booting from a different copy of windows.
There is nothing to indicate that you ever created a backup. Your post specifically states that you are trying to recover directly from the old HDD. That is not a backup. That is a recovery model that can be unreliable and pain-filled in newer versions of Windows.
Windows has a number of "security features" that now make this relatively simple operation quite aggravating. Are you familiar with the built-in Windows backup program? It's called "Backup and Restore" or some such. I'm (fairly) certain that it's still in the PC versions of Windows up through 7.
