Want to move an M.2 drive to new build

[L.o.D.]

So my new AMD rig is fully operational and running fine. My old rig has an M.2 drive with windows on it that I want to move over to get some gaming files off of.
If I install this drive, will it see it has windows and add it to the Win11 boot menu thus giving me a triple boot as I also have Linux Mint.
I can't just connect the old rig to my tv and load it up to move the files to a usb to transfer over as the old rig doesn't have any graphics.

[PopinFRESH]

Probably won’t automatically be added to the boot loader, and depending on your old configuration if you were using secure boot it may not boot if you select to boot from it via UEFI. But you should still be able to access the files within your new windows install to copy them unless you were also using encryption on the old system.

Another option would be just getting an M.2 NVMe drive USB enclosure and connecting it to your new system via USB.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Just ensure of which drive you are booting to via BIOS, to ensure the correct OS loads. It would probably be best to buy an external USB 3.x caddy or adapter for doing such data transfers. You want to avoid installing m2 drives into the motherboard multiple times

[L.o.D.]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von PopinFRESH:

Probably won’t automatically be added to the boot loader, and depending on your old configuration if you were using secure boot it may not boot if you select to boot from it via UEFI. But you should still be able to access the files within your new windows install to copy them unless you were also using encryption on the old system.

Another option would be just getting an M.2 NVMe drive USB enclosure and connecting it to your new system via USB.

I don't need to boot from that drive as once I get the files I need, I'll wipe the drive. Then just use it for more storage.

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bad 💀 Motha:

Just ensure of which drive you are booting to via BIOS, to ensure the correct OS loads. It would probably be best to buy an external USB 3.x caddy or adapter for doing such data transfers. You want to avoid installing m2 drives into the motherboard multiple times

Once the small transfer is done, I'll wipe the drive and just use it for more storage. My motherboard has 3 slots for M.2 drives.

[AbedsBrother]

Can you fire up both computers at the same times (ie both builds are functional)? If you open Steam on both computers, then click install (the specific games) on the new PC, Steam should detect your old machine and just copy the files directly over your local network. I've done this several times. Might need additional local network permissions, not sure. It's always just worked for me.

[MonkehMaster]

yes it will likely show that drives OS in the boot list, but... it will likely (as it always has) ask you to choose which OS you want to boot, or you can simply mash f8 for boot menu during boot and select your main OS to boot.

though you may want to remember the size of the drives, as both will likely say win 11 with the only thing differing is disk size.

that being said, a "dock" or something of the sort (adapters and caddies) to connect different connection type drives to your pc(s) (ie... IDE, SATA, MSATA, nvme/ect.. and even micro/sd cards) is quite handy to have around, i use them to check/fix drives and transferring data (either for myself or others irl) i have also installed OS's on drives using said adapters/docks, among many other things you can use them for.

[L.o.D.]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von AbedsBrother:

Can you fire up both computers at the same times (ie both builds are functional)? If you open Steam on both computers, then click install (the specific games) on the new PC, Steam should detect your old machine and just copy the files directly over your local network. I've done this several times. Might need additional local network permissions, not sure. It's always just worked for me.

It's not a steam install I am moving as I don't use steam much atm. But they are warzone files.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Oh ok you're going to be using it for storage anyways, ok yea no problem just install into the 2nd or 3rd m2 slot and then power on the PC and enter the bios and e sure your OS SSD is the only boot drive option.

To effectively wipe the old os drive and all its partitions you need to use a 3rd party app like ActiveKillDisk.

[L.o.D.]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bad 💀 Motha:

Oh ok you're going to be using it for storage anyways, ok yea no problem just install into the 2nd or 3rd m2 slot and then power on the PC and enter the bios and e sure your OS SSD is the only boot drive option.

To effectively wipe the old os drive and all its partitions you need to use a 3rd party app like ActiveKillDisk.

Diskpart should work as well right? Have used it before.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes that works I personally just hate how long it takes to do something in that.

If I want any drive wiped I run ActiveDiskKill and let it reach 10% and then cancel it. That's enough to wipe all data and partitions. Then use WinOS Disk Management to setup the partitions and format as needed and assign drive letter(s)