Transfer Data from HDD to M.2 without taking windows

QuinTx · January 25

I recently got a new prebuilt from IBP, and it came with a 2TB M.2 drive that has Windows 11 on it. My old pc booted off of a 1TB HDD. I'm wanting to transfer all my data from my old hard drive to my new one. What's the best way to transfer everything and will I have any issues since the HDD has windows 10 installed on it as it also acted as a boot drive. Can I just plug my HDD into my new PC with a SATA cable and transfer everything over? I have 0 experience with something like this, any help would be appreciated. EDIT also I don't want to take my old drivers with me as the old PC had completely different hardware

Godlygamer23 · January 25

Is this a 3.5" or 2.5" hard drive?

QuinTx · January 25

5 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Is this a 3.5" or 2.5" hard drive?

3.5" i believe

Godlygamer23 · January 25

4 minutes ago, QuinTx said:

3.5" i believe

You can get yourself an external enclosure and use that to transfer your files. Otherwise, I would expect you to be able to just plug your hard drive into your PC whilst still being able to boot off of your SSD.