Are viruses only on the harddrive and do they stay on the harddrive?
My old pc is dead & I want to make sure that there's no problem with the hd. I am sure that there are a couple minor viruses on that old pc which I do not want on this pc. I want to use this pc to test out that old hd though & also need to backup some files to an external drive.
If I just take out my current pc's hd & temporary replace it with the old hd, can this pc get infected/harmed in anyway?
Can the external drive get infected from viruses on that old hd?
When I'm done swapping & testing that old hd, I'll swap my usual hd back in
Thanks!
My old pc is dead & I want to make sure that there's no problem with the hd. I am sure that there are a couple minor viruses on that old pc which I do not want on this pc. I want to use this pc to test out that old hd though & also need to backup some files to an external drive.
If I just take out my current pc's hd & temporary replace it with the old hd, can this pc get infected/harmed in anyway?
Can the external drive get infected from viruses on that old hd?
When I'm done swapping & testing that old hd, I'll swap my usual hd back in
Thanks!