Far Haaf Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I've just bought an external case for an old HDD in the hope of getting some files transferred from it.The drive is connected OK but I'm not sure how to transfer the files I want (mostly pictures).Is there special software I have to use, or am I missing something simple? Switching on a light is technical to me, so simple answers please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhutch Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 not sure , but you can recover files/photos by googling "undelete" n getting free downloads that can retrieve deleted stuff off the hard drive , should get round to experimenting wi that meself soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 With Windows click on the start button the My Computer. The external hard drive should show up as external drive something or other. Click on the drive and find the files you want. Highlight them then use something like copy and paste or send to my document to transfer them to the computer.Or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 If you want to copy them across there's a few ways but I'd do: 1. Go to Start then to My Computer2. Open the old HD (keep this window open)3. Go back to Start and open My Computer again and open the new hard drive4. You should now have both hard drives open as windows, and then it's just a case of click'n'drag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Haaf Posted November 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 ^^ÃŽ thought that was all I had to do, but I can't see most of the files. I know they are there because the drive is 75% full, and the drive was working great before the old computer died from a non drive related fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 More than likely they will be hiding in your Documents & Settings folder. Have a poke around in there and you should find a folder that relates to the user name on the old pc. Open that and you should see some familiar folders (My Documents etc...). Various versions of Windows differ but without more information it is difficult to say. You could also try using the excellent WinDirStat software which will give you a graphical representation of where all the files are hiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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