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‎08-01-2020 11:44 AM - edited ‎08-01-2020 02:02 PM

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Product: HP Notebook

How do I transfer things from my C drive to my External drive, and how do I get updates to download to my E drive? Please, an answer to either question would be greatly appreciated so I can help my son but I need to free up space by transferring but I don't know how

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‎08-04-2020 08:49 AM

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@Lorissa01

Thank you for posting on HP Support Community.

 

Don't worry as I'll be glad to help,  

You have the option to use a USB drive or external hard drive, or CD/DVD Drive to transfer files. Make sure that there is enough space on the drive to complete the transfer. This will avoid repeating transfers.

  • Simply connect your USB hard drive directly to your laptop. 
  • Click windows start button and type This PC and you will be able to see your system drives and folders.
  • Select your files or data to initiate the copy/move to external hard drive. 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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