Brand new to the community and not sure where to post this. So here's the situation; I had a PC die on me. Luckily it was still under warranty, so I sent it in to be repaired. I emphasized that it was very important that I keep the the hdd and the data that it held. Unfortunately, they didn't really listen and sent me a replacement pc instead. Anticipating the worst, I purchased a SATA to usb cable and copied the contents of the C drive onto a laptop before I sent them the broken PC.
Now here's the problem; I ended up formatting the hdd that was contained in the replacement PC. I then transferred all the saved C drive data from the laptop onto this newly formatted hdd. But I didn't know that I needed to also copy the boot drive, so now windows won't boot.
So, how can I go about taking the c drive data that I saved on the laptop, and then use that folder to "clone" the drive onto the hdd, and then how do I make it bootable. I'm not very tech savvy, so I apologize if this was confusing.
Now here's the problem; I ended up formatting the hdd that was contained in the replacement PC. I then transferred all the saved C drive data from the laptop onto this newly formatted hdd. But I didn't know that I needed to also copy the boot drive, so now windows won't boot.
So, how can I go about taking the c drive data that I saved on the laptop, and then use that folder to "clone" the drive onto the hdd, and then how do I make it bootable. I'm not very tech savvy, so I apologize if this was confusing.