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How do I connect a 2nd drive to my computer that has programs/info on it?

Ehrix
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How do I connect a 2nd drive to my computer that has programs/info on it? I don't wanna lose everything on it unless it's the only way for me to use it. If y'all need more info on my problem just ask in the comment zone.. Thx.

Current Pc Parts:

-CPU: Intel i7-9700k

-GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 black edition

-CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62

-Mobo: Asus z390-E gaming

-Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB pro 32g @3000MHz

-Storage: Samsung 850evo 256Gb

-Storage: Toshiba 1Tb 7200rpm

-Case: NZXT H500

-Extra: NZXT Hue 2

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Is it an internal drive, external drive. Are you using a laptop or a desktop, what form factor is the drive

Optical Drive Poll: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1006309-optical-drive-survey/

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if it is an internal drive, HDD or SSD, just plug it in like you would a new drive.

This is how tech channels like LTT manage bench marking so many systems. all the games are on one SSD and they just plug it into the different PC's

 

just make sure it wasnt a C drive (i.e. has windows files on it), and dont accidentally format it.

also plug it in when the PC is powered down for obvious reasons 

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57 minutes ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

Is it an internal drive, external drive. Are you using a laptop or a desktop, what form factor is the drive

 

28 minutes ago, tJuggernaut29 said:

if it is an internal drive, HDD or SSD, just plug it in like you would a new drive.

This is how tech channels like LTT manage bench marking so many systems. all the games are on one SSD and they just plug it into the different PC's

 

just make sure it wasnt a C drive (i.e. has windows files on it), and dont accidentally format it.

also plug it in when the PC is powered down for obvious reasons 

Internal HDD and it's going to be my D drive or 2nd drive and its for my desktop

Current Pc Parts:

-CPU: Intel i7-9700k

-GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 black edition

-CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62

-Mobo: Asus z390-E gaming

-Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB pro 32g @3000MHz

-Storage: Samsung 850evo 256Gb

-Storage: Toshiba 1Tb 7200rpm

-Case: NZXT H500

-Extra: NZXT Hue 2

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5 minutes ago, TheDeathDragon said:

 

Internal HDD and it's going to be my D drive or 2nd drive and its for my desktop

Just plug it in and as long as it's formatted to NTFS it should work fine and keep all the data on it

Optical Drive Poll: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1006309-optical-drive-survey/

Main Rig (Pulsar)

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X MOBO: MSI MEG X570 Unify RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (4x8gb) 3200Mhz 16-16-16-32 GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW ACX 3.0 Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S Chromax (LTT Edition) Storage: Intel 6000p 128gb boot drive, Intel 665p 1tb (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1tb, Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass PSU: EVGA SupeNOVA G1+ 750W OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit  

FreeNAS Server (The Vault)

CPU: Xeon E5-2603 v3 MOBO: MSI X99 Tomahawk RAM: G.Skill Aegis (4x8gb) 3000Mhz 16-18-18-38 GPU: EVGA GT 710 Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Storage: Intel S3520 x2 for boot, x16 in RAIDZ for storage, Seagate Ironwolf 2tb (Striped will be a steam cache) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Tempered Glass PSU: Corsair CX750 750W

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1 hour ago, AdvancedMicroDisapointment said:

Just plug it in and as long as it's formatted to NTFS it should work fine and keep all the data on it

I have it plugged in but I can't open anything that on it.

Current Pc Parts:

-CPU: Intel i7-9700k

-GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 black edition

-CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62

-Mobo: Asus z390-E gaming

-Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB pro 32g @3000MHz

-Storage: Samsung 850evo 256Gb

-Storage: Toshiba 1Tb 7200rpm

-Case: NZXT H500

-Extra: NZXT Hue 2

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3 minutes ago, TheDeathDragon said:

I have it plugged in but I can't open anything that on it.

Idk why but I didn't think of running the programs from within the harddrive first. 

Current Pc Parts:

-CPU: Intel i7-9700k

-GPU: EVGA RTX 2070 black edition

-CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62

-Mobo: Asus z390-E gaming

-Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB pro 32g @3000MHz

-Storage: Samsung 850evo 256Gb

-Storage: Toshiba 1Tb 7200rpm

-Case: NZXT H500

-Extra: NZXT Hue 2

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