Recommendations for migrating to a new laptop
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A new laptop will soon arrive to replace one that is over 5 years old. I'll then have the problem of migrating everything (software and files) to the new laptop. Both laptops are Dells, running Windows 10. What would you recommend for doing the migration? The last time, I recall using Laplink PC Mover Professional and an ethernet cable. Neither laptop has a built-in ethernet port, and I don't want to buy a second adapter, so I'd probably use a USB cable this time. I could use Laplink's software again, but it only works with a USB cable that you have to buy from them at a stupid price. Annoying, so I wanted to see if anyone had other suggestions.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.I'll make a different recommendation- In the last days of your old laptop's use, install OneDrive and move all your important data into that base folder, otherwise maintaining the directory structure you have been using, but now with the OneDrive folder as the base. Leave your computer on all night to sync with the cloud. Then upon opening your new laptop, again install OneDrive under the same name, go to bed and leave your new computer on all night. Come morning both computers will contain the same data files. The best of both worlds. Apps? Carefully decide and re-install the ones you really need and use. Some you may have to first uninstall so that you may be allowed to install on the new laptop. Keep the old laptop for a year. Sometimes there is a buried gem you need to go back and get.
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A new laptop will soon arrive to replace one that is over 5 years old. I'll then have the problem of migrating everything (software and files) to the new laptop. Both laptops are Dells, running Windows 10. What would you recommend for doing the migration? The last time, I recall using Laplink PC Mover Professional and an ethernet cable. Neither laptop has a built-in ethernet port, and I don't want to buy a second adapter, so I'd probably use a USB cable this time. I could use Laplink's software again, but it only works with a USB cable that you have to buy from them at a stupid price. Annoying, so I wanted to see if anyone had other suggestions.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Why not just work from within a virtualized OS? All you need to do is copying the vm files to the new box. My setup is as this: A linux host and a bunch of virtualized OSes including Win10, Win7 and Raspbian OS.
Behzad
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A new laptop will soon arrive to replace one that is over 5 years old. I'll then have the problem of migrating everything (software and files) to the new laptop. Both laptops are Dells, running Windows 10. What would you recommend for doing the migration? The last time, I recall using Laplink PC Mover Professional and an ethernet cable. Neither laptop has a built-in ethernet port, and I don't want to buy a second adapter, so I'd probably use a USB cable this time. I could use Laplink's software again, but it only works with a USB cable that you have to buy from them at a stupid price. Annoying, so I wanted to see if anyone had other suggestions.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.I'm always ready to migrate. For any software installed on my machine (except for free stuff, which can be downloaded again), I archived the setups + serials in my personal folder, so I can install again on any new machine. And my personal folders (Documents, Desktop etc.) are not stored on the computer's drive but on an external USB drive. Although I must admit on a laptop it wouldn't be practical do always have an external USB drive connected. But in addition, I'm doing a differential backup of all relevant folders to a second external USB drive once a week using "FreeFileSync", so I could just take the backup and copy it over to a new laptop, if I ever bought one.
