Help: Transferring large files/information from a dying drive

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Paleo

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First post here, been a lurker until today. Thanks in advance for anything you guys might know.

I have a 2tb Western Digital Internal Caviar Green HDD that is on its way out, with extremely inconsistent read/write speeds (generally close to 1mb/ps) that frequently crashes and lags out any program that may be running. It's gotten to the point where I can't even empty my Recycle Bin without waiting literally 40 minutes per gigabyte.

I ran some diagnostics and my CrystalDiskInfo reads as follows:

Code: 
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CrystalDiskInfo 5.4.2 (C) 2008-2013 hiyohiyo
                                Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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    OS : Windows 7 Ultimate Edition SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)
  Date : 2013/03/14 16:04:58

-- Controller Map ----------------------------------------------------------
 - ATA Channel 0 (0) [ATA]
 - ATA Channel 1 (1) [ATA]
 + Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller [ATA]
   + ATA Channel 0 (0)
     - WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 ATA Device
   + ATA Channel 1 (1)
     - ASUS DRW-24B1ST ATA Device
 + Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller [ATA]
   - ATA Channel 0 (0)
   - ATA Channel 1 (1)
 - JMicron JMB36X Controller [SCSI]
 + Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller [SCSI]
   - C300-CTF DDAC064MAG SCSI Disk Device
   - Marvell 91xx Config Device

-- Disk List ---------------------------------------------------------------
 (1) WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 : 2000.3 GB [0/X/X, pd1] - wd
 (2) C300-CTFDDAC064MAG : 64.0 GB [1/X/X, pd1] - mi

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 (1) WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0
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           Model : WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0
        Firmware : 51.0AB51
   Serial Number : WD-WMAZA1103323
       Disk Size : 2000.3 GB (8.4/137.4/2000.3)
     Buffer Size : Unknown
     Queue Depth : 32
    # of Sectors : 3907029168
   Rotation Rate : Unknown
       Interface : Serial ATA
   Major Version : ATA8-ACS
   Minor Version : ----
   Transfer Mode : SATA/300
  Power On Hours : 16757 hours
  Power On Count : 411 count
     Temparature : 27 C (80 F)
   Health Status : Caution
        Features : S.M.A.R.T., AAM, 48bit LBA, NCQ
       APM Level : ----
       AAM Level : 80FEh [OFF]

-- S.M.A.R.T. --------------------------------------------------------------
ID Cur Wor Thr RawValues(6) Attribute Name
01 184 184 _51 000000001CE8 Read Error Rate
03 178 171 _21 0000000017AA Spin-Up Time
04 _99 _99 __0 0000000006C3 Start/Stop Count
05 199 199 140 000000000013 Reallocated Sectors Count
07 200 200 __0 000000000000 Seek Error Rate
09 _78 _78 __0 000000004175 Power-On Hours
0A 100 100 __0 000000000000 Spin Retry Count
0B 100 100 __0 000000000000 Recalibration Retries
0C 100 100 __0 00000000019B Power Cycle Count
C0 200 200 __0 000000000047 Power-off Retract Count
C1 _87 _87 __0 0000000532E5 Load/Unload Cycle Count
C2 123 113 __0 00000000001B Temperature
C4 181 181 __0 000000000013 Reallocation Event Count
C5 199 199 __0 00000000019E Current Pending Sector Count
C6 200 200 __0 000000000014 Uncorrectable Sector Count
C7 200 200 __0 000000000000 UltraDMA CRC Error Count
C8 192 190 __0 0000000008DA Write Error Rate

-- IDENTIFY_DEVICE ---------------------------------------------------------
        0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9
000: 427A 3FFF C837 0010 0000 0000 003F 0000 0000 0000
010: 2020 2020 2057 442D 574D 415A 4131 3130 3333 3233
020: 0000 0000 0032 3531 2E30 4142 3531 5744 4320 5744
030: 3230 4541 5253 2D30 304D 5657 4230 2020 2020 2020
040: 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 8010 0000 2F00
050: 4001 0000 0000 0007 3FFF 0010 003F FC10 00FB 0110
060: FFFF 0FFF 0000 0007 0003 0078 0078 0078 0078 0000
070: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 001F 1706 0000 0044 0040
080: 01FE 0000 746B 7F61 4123 7469 BC41 4123 207F 00BE
090: 00BE 0000 FFFE 0000 80FE 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
100: 88B0 E8E0 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 5001 4EE6
110: 55C9 8750 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 401C
120: 401C 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0029 0000
130: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
140: 0000 0000 0004 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
150: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
160: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
170: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
180: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
190: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
200: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 3035 0000 0000 0000
210: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
220: 0000 0000 101E 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
230: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000
240: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
250: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 F5A5

-- SMART_READ_DATA ---------------------------------------------------------
     +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F
000: 10 00 01 2F 00 B8 B8 E8 1C 00 00 00 00 00 03 27
010: 00 B2 AB AA 17 00 00 00 00 00 04 32 00 63 63 C3
020: 06 00 00 00 00 00 05 33 00 C7 C7 13 00 00 00 00
030: 00 00 07 2E 00 C8 C8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 32
040: 00 4E 4E 75 41 00 00 00 00 00 0A 32 00 64 64 00
050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 32 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00
060: 00 00 0C 32 00 64 64 9B 01 00 00 00 00 00 C0 32
070: 00 C8 C8 47 00 00 00 00 00 00 C1 32 00 57 57 E5
080: 32 05 00 00 00 00 C2 22 00 7B 71 1B 00 00 00 00
090: 00 00 C4 32 00 B5 B5 13 00 00 00 00 00 00 C5 32
0A0: 00 C7 C7 9E 01 00 00 00 00 00 C6 30 00 C8 C8 14
0B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 C7 32 00 C8 C8 00 00 00 00 00
0C0: 00 00 C8 08 00 C0 BE DA 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
120: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 84 00 8C 91 01 7B
170: 03 00 01 00 02 FF 05 68 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
180: 00 00 01 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 77

-- SMART_READ_THRESHOLD ----------------------------------------------------
     +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F
000: 10 00 01 33 C8 C8 C8 C8 B8 C8 00 00 00 00 03 15
010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00
020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 8C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
030: 00 00 07 00 C8 C8 C8 C8 C8 C8 00 00 00 00 09 00
040: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00
050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
060: 00 00 0C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C0 00
070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C1 00 00 00 00 00
080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 C2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
090: 00 00 C4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C5 00
0A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C6 00 01 00 00 01
0B0: 12 00 00 00 00 00 C7 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0C0: 00 00 C8 00 C8 C8 C8 C8 C0 C8 00 00 00 00 00 00
0D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
120: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B1

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 (2) C300-CTFDDAC064MAG
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           Model : C300-CTFDDAC064MAG
        Firmware : 0002
   Serial Number : 00000000104102FDD671
       Disk Size : 64.0 GB (8.4/64.0/64.0)
     Buffer Size : Unknown
     Queue Depth : 32
    # of Sectors : 125045424
   Rotation Rate : ---- (SSD)
       Interface : Serial ATA
   Major Version : ACS-2
   Minor Version : ATA8-ACS version 6
   Transfer Mode : SATA/600
  Power On Hours : 16759 hours
  Power On Count : 393 count
Wear Level Count : 212
     Temparature : Unknown
   Health Status : Good (96 %)
        Features : S.M.A.R.T., APM, 48bit LBA, NCQ, TRIM
       APM Level : 00FEh [ON]
       AAM Level : ----

-- S.M.A.R.T. --------------------------------------------------------------
ID Cur Wor Thr RawValues(6) Attribute Name
01 100 100 __0 000000000000 Raw Read Error Rate
05 100 100 __0 000000000000 Reallocated Sectors Count
09 100 100 __0 000000004177 Power-On Hours
0C 100 100 __0 000000000189 Power Cycle Count
AA 100 100 __0 00000000112B Grown Failing Block Count
AB 100 100 __0 000000000000 Program Fail Count
AC 100 100 __0 000000000000 Erase Fail Count
AD _96 _96 __0 0000000000D4 Wear Leveling Count
AE 100 100 __0 000000000002 Unexpected Power Loss Count
B5 100 100 __0 0515000002F4 Non-4k Aligned Access
B7 100 100 __0 000000000000 SATA Interface Downshift
B8 100 100 __0 000000000000 Error Correction Count
BB 100 100 __0 000000000000 Reported Uncorrectable Errors
BC 100 100 __0 000000000000 Command Timeout
BD 100 100 __0 000000000082 Factory Bad Block Count
C3 100 100 __0 000000000000 Cumulative Corrected ECC
C4 100 100 __0 000000000000 Reallocation Event Count
C5 100 100 __0 000000000000 Current Pending Sector Count
C6 100 100 __0 000000000000 Smart Off-line Scan Uncorrectable Error Count
C7 100 100 __0 000000000000 Ultra DMA CRC Error Rate
CA _96 _96 __0 000000000004 Percentage Of The Rated Lifetime Used
CE 100 100 __0 000000000000 Write Error Rate

-- IDENTIFY_DEVICE ---------------------------------------------------------
        0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9
000: 0440 3FFF C837 0010 0000 0000 003F 0000 0000 0000
010: 3030 3030 3030 3030 3130 3431 3032 4644 4436 3731
020: 0000 0000 0000 3030 3032 2020 2020 4333 3030 2D43
030: 5446 4444 4143 3036 344D 4147 2020 2020 2020 2020
040: 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 8010 4000 2F00
050: 4001 0000 0000 0007 3FFF 0010 003F FC10 00FB 0101
060: 0AB0 0774 0000 0007 0003 0078 0078 0078 0078 4000
070: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 001F 170E 0006 004C 0040
080: 03F8 0028 746B 7D09 6173 7469 BC09 6163 203F 0001
090: 0001 00FE 0000 0000 0000 0040 0100 0100 0000 0001
100: 0AB0 0774 0000 0000 0100 0000 4000 0000 500A 0751
110: 02FD D671 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 401E
120: 401C 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0021 3030
130: 3032 2E45 312E 3030 0000 0000 0000 3435 3731 2020
140: 2020 3342 4C36 3433 3734 2020 2020 0000 0000 0000
150: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
160: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0003 0001
170: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
180: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
190: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
200: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 003D 0000 0000 4000
210: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0000 0000
220: 0000 0000 103F 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
230: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 00FF 0000 0000 0000 0000
240: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
250: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 FCA5

-- SMART_READ_DATA ---------------------------------------------------------
     +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F
000: 10 00 01 2F 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 33
010: 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 32 00 64 64 77
020: 41 00 00 00 00 00 0C 32 00 64 64 89 01 00 00 00
030: 00 00 AA 33 00 64 64 2B 11 00 00 00 00 00 AB 32
040: 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 AC 32 00 64 64 00
050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 AD 33 00 60 60 D4 00 00 00 00
060: 00 00 AE 32 00 64 64 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 B5 22
070: 00 64 64 F4 02 00 00 15 05 00 B7 32 00 64 64 00
080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 B8 33 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00
090: 00 00 BB 32 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 BC 32
0A0: 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 BD 0E 00 64 64 82
0B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 C3 3A 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00
0C0: 00 00 C4 32 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C5 32
0D0: 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C6 30 00 64 64 00
0E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 C7 32 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00
0F0: 00 00 CA 18 00 60 60 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 CE 0E
100: 00 64 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
120: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 27 01 00 7B
170: 03 00 01 00 02 04 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 15

-- SMART_READ_THRESHOLD ----------------------------------------------------
     +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F
000: 10 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00
010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 00 00
020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
030: 00 00 AA 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 AB 00
040: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 AC 00 00 00 00 00
050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 AD 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
060: 00 00 AE 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B5 00
070: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B7 00 00 00 00 00
080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 B8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
090: 00 00 BB 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 BC 00
0A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 BD 00 00 00 00 00
0B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 C3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0C0: 00 00 C4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C5 00
0D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C6 00 00 00 00 00
0E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 C7 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0F0: 00 00 CA 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 CE 00
100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
120: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
130: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
140: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
150: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
160: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
170: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
180: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
190: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B0

So after some pretty extensive troubleshooting, I decided on replacing my HDD with an exact model, and ordered it.

My trouble is that with the current performance, I might be unable to migrate my 1.5tb of data from drive a to drive b. Is there any more efficient means other than copy+paste to preserve my content without crashing the unstable unit or otherwise taking hundreds of hours?

Thanks heaps for taking the time to read this.
 
you'll want to clone the drive if your trying to make an exact copy. Copying and pasting will fubar the job. dont run anymore diagnostic or benches on it until you have cloned it. diagnostics and benches can make it fail sooner if its already dying.
 
S_I_N said:
you'll want to clone the drive if your trying to make an exact copy. Copying and pasting will fubar the job. dont run anymore diagnostic or benches on it until you have cloned it. diagnostics and benches can make it fail sooner if its already dying.
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What would you say is the best method of going about cloning it? Google is failing me.
 
I've used casper before without any issues Its free to try but the free version will not resize the drive so unless your using the same size drive you'll either have a smaller partition or the same size with extra space left over.
 
S_I_N said:
I've used casper before without any issues Its free to try but the free version will not resize the drive so unless your using the same size drive you'll either have a smaller partition or the same size with extra space left over.
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OP has returned, thank you for your help, I figured everything out from what you told me and some reasoning.

Only problem now is that some applications are trying to install to my old drive letter, and I'm having troubles remapping.
 
get those files transferred.. when the controller bobs the OS, its not long before
it crackles and pops..
keep the transfer loads small and short.. when the OS notices the onboard controller
and assigns the drive letter, then make your transfers.. get the easy short files.
the longer files will cause heat and dodgienes..
 
Paleo said:
OP has returned, thank you for your help, I figured everything out from what you told me and some reasoning.

Only problem now is that some applications are trying to install to my old drive letter, and I'm having troubles remapping.
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How long have you had the hard drive? Less that 3 years call WD, you could get it replaced for free.
 
For some reason .exe(s) and installers are trying to install to my old drive's letter, and then crash. Not all .exe(s), but a lot of them.

For example, my old drive's letter was ( L: ) and my new drive's letter is ( X: ), when I run an installer that is located on my ( X: ) drive, it frequently gives me the error message "L: is an invalid drive/location."

I think it may be a registry error, but I've already modified my user shell so that msi would no longer target my L: drive. It still happens, and sometimes Steam games will install improperly too. It seems as though they are targeting the L: drive regardless of my regedit settings.

Any ideas?
 
Paleo said:
For some reason .exe(s) and installers are trying to install to my old drive's letter, and then crash. Not all .exe(s), but a lot of them.

For example, my old drive's letter was ( L: ) and my new drive's letter is ( X: ), when I run an installer that is located on my ( X: ) drive, it frequently gives me the error message "L: is an invalid drive/location."

I think it may be a registry error, but I've already modified my user shell so that msi would no longer target my L: drive. It still happens, and sometimes Steam games will install improperly too. It seems as though they are targeting the L: drive regardless of my regedit settings.

Any ideas?
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In Disk Management you could try changing drive letters. It may screw up new installs that worked though. You could change the L drive to Z, then change the X drive to L. Then L is your new drive. Any old references to L will take you to the new drive then.
 
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