[vicsireland] Re: moving data from one windows machine to another.

  • From: Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 20:37:01 +0100

Ah excellent cheers Noel.  I'm way way out of practice with Windows because 
I've been a mac-man for year.  Hope all well with you sir.

D
On 21 May 2014, at 20:25, NoelRedmond <noelaredmond@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Donal
> 
> If you go into MyComputer, on the C Drive there is a Documents and settings 
> folder.
> In here is an all users folder.  All the accounts on the PC will be in this 
> folder, and as long as all your files are in the MyDocuments folder, just 
> copy these user files to an external drive or to a network drive, and copy 
> them down to the new PC.
> 
> When copying them to the new PC just go into the folder and copy the My 
> documents folder.
> 
> Hope this is what you wanted.  As I think it is the easiest way to do this.
> Noel
> On 21 May 2014, at 15:07, Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> For the first time in about 6 years, I’ve to set up a windows machine from 
>> scratch.  I have an old laptop here all right but now it’s dying so I have a 
>> new one.  Anyway to the point:  Is there anything that would assist me 
>> moving all user data (documents, email, favourites etc) across from one 
>> machine to another?
>> 
>> Info appreciated,
>> 
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