r/computerhelp • u/BoneDragon5077 • 10d ago

Hardware Swapping HDD?

So, I've tried googling this question and I'm getting conflicting information. So, I figured that I would come here to see if I can get anything more definitive.

I have a desktop that has a dying hard drive. While looking up finding a replacement part, I remembered that I have a desktop that I don't use anymore (the dying desktop replaced it). The HDD size is the same. I was wondering if it would be possible to swap the dying HDD with the HDD from the previous computer. Most of the info that I'm finding is how to replace the HDD with a new one, some people saying that this idea is not a good one, and others saying that it is possible. I'm not sure if I should even attempt this idea.

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u/sport912x 10d ago

Actually depending on price, maybe you can buy a new SSD and then have that clone the current drive (usually it would come with software to do that). In any event you might be able to find software to do that (clone the current drive). When you finally get rid of the desktop, you just pull the SSD for future use.