swap files from whs hdd to htpc best way

adbp1 · 14 Mar 2011 at 23:30

Hi, sorry if this is posted in wrong section, wasnt sure but thought here as its file related!

I have whs with 3tb of hdd's with files i want to transfer to my htpc when its built in few days.
could i just plug the hdd into the htpc and it will read it or do i have to transfer over network.

thanks Ali

SiriusB · 15 Mar 2011 at 00:29

You can plug the HDD directly into the HTPC. You may need to manually assign it a drive letter by going to:

Computer > Manage > Disk Management.

Though transferring over the network is less hassle, and can be very quick if you have Gigabit networking.

adbp1 · 15 Mar 2011 at 01:16

thansk for reply SiriusB, i will give it a try plugging direct, if not i will do via network as i have gigabit switch.

Confused · 15 Mar 2011 at 12:40

If they're from a Windows Home Server machine, whilst the disks are NTFS, the shares are split over various disks.

It'll probably be just as quick doing it over gigabit network, and less hassle with pulling machines apart.

adbp1 · 15 Mar 2011 at 15:27

ah good point. i need to built my htpc first, hopefully parts arrived today!