How to Transfer Email Files From One Hard Drive to Another

Transferring email files from one hard drive to another is a common thing to do if you are backing up files, changing computers or just need to free up some space on a hard drive. While some computers have dual hard drives, it is common to transfer files to a portable, or external, hard drive. You may even need to transfer the files between two external hard drives. As long as you have a computer, you can do a transfer between two external hard drives.

Instructions

1. Connect any portable hard drives to your computer via USB, if one or more of the hard drives is an external hard drive.

2. Go to the "Start" menu and select "Computer" or "My Computer" if you are using Windows. For a Mac, go to "Finder" from your docking bar.

3. Double-click on the first hard drive and navigate to where the email files are stored. Select each file that you want to transfer. When all files are selected that you want to transfer, press Control + C in Windows or Command + C in a Mac. This will copy all of the files. If you prefer to remove the files from this hard drive instead of leaving a copy, press "X" instead of "C."

4. Navigate back to "My Computer" or "Finder" and double-click on the other hard drive. Go to the location on the hard drive where you want to transfer the file. Press "Control" + "V" in Windows or "Command" + "V" in a Mac to transfer in the files.

5. Watch the file transfer progress screen to know when the transfer has finished. You can then safely disconnect any external hard drives.

References

• PC Mech: Moving Fules From Old Drive To New One (Down and Dirty Way)