How to move files from one drive to another windows 10

Q: How do I move files from OneDrive to another without copying?

Go to Cloud Transfer” page, select folders you want to transfer from your first OneDrive account, select destination path to save them under your second OneDrive account or you can select whole OneDrive as the source and select your second OneDrive account as the destination.

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Why move files from one hard drive to another?
How to move files from one hard drive to another Windows 10?
Method 1. Manually copy and paste
Method 2. Use third-party software
Further knowledge: How to ,ove installed apps to another drive?
How do I move files from C drive to D drive?
How do I move files from OneDrive to another?
How do I move files from one harddrive to another in Windows 10?
How do I move files from OneDrive to another without copying?

Hey, does anyone know how to move files from one hard drive to another? My system drive is nearly full and the system became rather slow. So, I bought another one. How to transfer all the data to the new one? Help!

Why move files from one hard drive to another?

Why should we move files from one hard drive to another Windows 10? If you are running your computer on a small hard drive, then, it can run out of storage space quickly. If it’s a system drive, low storage space can cause many problems including constant crashes, slow running speed, and low disk space warning.

In this case, apart from deleting large files directly, you’d better move your files from the small hard drive to a larger one; or sometimes, for safety’s sake, you consider moving files from the system drive to a data drive in case of a virus attack and other system errors which may cause data loss or make you unable to access the files.

How to move files from one hard drive to another Windows 10?

When it comes to file transfer between 2 disks, there’re not many optional methods. If you still have no idea how to do it after searching on the internet, don’t worry, in the following content, we listed 2 ways to help move files from one hard drive to another in Windows.

Method 1. Manually copy and paste

The easiest way for file transfer between 2 hard drives is to copy files from one hard drive and directly paste them to the other. However, this method can be only used on personal files like videos, photos, music, and a few apps.

Before we start, you must check the corresponding hard drive of every partition by using Windows inbuilt Disk Management.

1. On the desktop, right-click on “This PC” and select “Manage”.

2. Select “Disk Management” on the left side.

3. Then, on the right side, you can find every partition and its corresponding disk.

4. Keep what you’ve seen in mind.

5. Double-click on “This PC” and open File Explorer.

6. Open the partition where the files you want to move are. Here, we take the C drive for example.

Note: Pay attention to which disk the C drive belongs to. Here, we take disk 0 for example.

7. Right-click on the files you want to move and select “Copy”.

8. Navigate to the target partition where you want to paste the files (let’s take the D drive for example), right-click on a blank area, and click on “Paste” to move the copied files to this partition.

Note: Pay attention to which disk the D drive belongs to. Here, we take disk 1 for example.

Now, you’ve successfully transferred the files from hard drive 0 to hard drive 1.

Method 2. Use third-party software

The copy-paste method is indeed the most straightforward and easiest way to move files from one internal hard drive to another. However, as mentioned above, in this method, only personal files and a few apps can be transferred. If you transfer other apps, some boot files might be missing and the apps won’t run normally. In this case, it’s urgent to find an alternative.

AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional should be the best solution. Within clicks, you can transfer data folders and apps from one drive to another easily without any data loss. And if you encounter any errors after the transfer, you can also restore these files by sending them back where they were.

Besides app transfer from one drive to another, this software also supports partition clone and disk clone which are ways to copy all the data on a partition or a hard disk to another partition or hard disk.

Step 1. Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional. Then, all disks and partitions will be shown on the interface.

Step 2. Click on "Tools" on the top right side and select "App Mover" under the tab of "Free up space".

Step 2. In the new window, click “Move Folder”.

Step 3. Select the folder you want to move. Choose the location drive under the window, and click “Move”.

Step 4. You will see a pop-up message to confirm forcibly closing running applications when moving starts. Click "OK" to begin the process.

Wait for a while, all selected folders will be moved safely.

Further knowledge: How to ,ove installed apps to another drive?

If your C drive is still running out of space after shifting files, don't panic; we have a solution for you. Check to see whether any apps are installed on your C drive. Some users may have installed apps when they initially use the current device but subsequently forget about them or mistakenly instal programmes on the C drive.

Whatever caused you to install software on the C drive, if you need to relocate it to another drive, the "App Mover" function of AOMEI Partition Assistant is the finest tool.

Step 1. Run Partition Assistant, go to “All Tools” > “Other Tools” > “App Mover”.

Step 2. In the pop-up window, choose the partition that you want to free up via moving apps (here is partition C) and click “Next”.

Step 3. In the window, all movable apps on the C drive will be listed. You can choose one or multiple apps that you need to move and the destination partition. Then click “Move” to execute the operation.

Step 4. Confirm that you have closed the apps that you will move from C drive to D drive. Then, click "OK".

Step 5. Wait for the move process to complete. Then, click "Finish".

Then, you can run one of them to check if it works well.

Conclusion

How to move files from one hard drive to another? In the tutorial above, the 2 most convenient ways have been introduced to help get it done. The first is the copy-pate method. It’s a straight way but has its own limits. The second is third-party software AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional. It’s multifunctional and nearly has no limits, able to transfer any kinds of files between hard drives. Select the most suitable one in terms of your own needs. It even allows users to create a Windows 11 to GO USB.

For AOMEI Partition Assistant software, if you want to use it on Server computers, please try the Server edition.

How do I move files from C drive to D drive?

Right-click on all the files and folders and select the option of copy or cut in the drop-down menu. Step 3 Once the files and folders are cut or copied, now navigate to the D drive and right-click on the drive to open it. Once opened, again right-click to launch the drop-down menu, and here select the option of paste.

How do I move files from OneDrive to another?

To move your OneDrive files to OneDrive for work or school, drag them from your synced OneDrive folder to your synced OneDrive for work or school folder. Note: Before moving your files from OneDrive to OneDrive for work or school, you may want to consider using Files On-Demand.

How do I move files from one harddrive to another in Windows 10?

Open the old internal hard drive, press Ctrl + A to select all existing data, or choose a single file, right-click to copy. Step 3. Paste selected files to the other new drive.

How do I move files from OneDrive to another without copying?

Go to “Cloud Transfer” page, select folders you want to transfer from your first OneDrive account, select destination path to save them under your second OneDrive account or you can select whole OneDrive as the source and select your second OneDrive account as the destination.