I have acquired a refurbished Windows 7 Pro PC from Morgan computers. The hard drive is too small for my needs and I would like to fit a larger one instead. I have poked about inside the (Small Form ?) case and I can't fit a second drive, there's no room - I need to replace it.
I've pondered about using an external hard drive but don't want to go down that route either.
Much googling tells me it's easy. The mechanical and plugs part of switching over the drives is not an issue as I've fiddled about inside machines before. But, I know that in theory I need to transfer the entire contents of the original drive to an external disc drive, fit the new internal disc and reverse the process.
This is the point that google gets a bit flakey for me. Do I need some extra software to do it ? Or can I click in the right places and do it? Will it take all day or more using a USB connection ? Is it easy enough to restart it all when I've done.
Your kind assistance would be appreciated.
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