Quick Easy Question :D copying files form old HDD related

PESolution · 13 Mar 2007 at 13:18

Basically my friend is getting a new PC and he wants to back up a lot of stuff from his old PC. Would it be possible to just plug his current HDD into his new PC as a secondary HDD and simply copy the files across? Even if the HDD that he is backing up form ahs his old windows installe don it? or would the fact that windows is on that HDD mess up the pc in any way? Thanks in advance

Paul11 · 13 Mar 2007 at 13:32

yes you can

jackassuk56 · 13 Mar 2007 at 15:28

if his old system was xp and had a password and he made the files private then you will need to take ownership of the files.

to do this open up my computer
click tools then folder options
then go to view and scroll to use simple file sharing and untick this

then go to the documents and settings folder on the old hard drive
right click on the user you want to get the files from
click properties
go to security then click advanced
go to owner click the user of the current system
tick the box underneith (replace owner on subcontainers and objects)
click apply and it will be replacing the ownership on all the files

after this is done you should be able to access the files without being told that you do not own them

there is a way of doing thin in linux but i could never do this because i cant rember the commands

hope this helps

jackassuk56

PESolution · 13 Mar 2007 at 17:47

jackassuk56 said:
if his old system was xp and had a password and he made the files private then you will need to take ownership of the files.

to do this open up my computer
click tools then folder options
then go to view and scroll to use simple file sharing and untick this

then go to the documents and settings folder on the old hard drive
right click on the user you want to get the files from
click properties
go to security then click advanced
go to owner click the user of the current system
tick the box underneith (replace owner on subcontainers and objects)
click apply and it will be replacing the ownership on all the files

after this is done you should be able to access the files without being told that you do not own them

there is a way of doing thin in linux but i could never do this because i cant rember the commands

hope this helps

jackassuk56

very helpful thankyou v much