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Missing .DLL and other files after using Recovery

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Hi,
I continually failed to update Win10 1903 on my HP 470 G3 Laptop and was advised to do a CLEAN install of Win10 PRO (x64). This would indicate that I would have to Backup all my Programs & Data as they would get lost.
Before the Clean install I used Acronis 2019 to make a Clone of the Old original drive which I still have.
Then, on a separate drive, I did a File&Folder Backup of all 3 partitions of the Old HP drive ( excluding all WINDOWS folders on the C: partition as it will be re-installed )
After the Clean re-install of Win10 I downloaded & re-installed Acronis 2019 onto the clean disk and did a Clone on the new fresh Win10 disk onto a 3rd spare drive.
Next I wanted to recover all Programs & Data backed up from the Old drive and ran Recovery via Backup/Recovery ( recovering from the Old C: partition ) selecting particular folders to recover.
When Recovery completed, many programs won't load indicating missing .DLLs & other issues.

Wouldn't File & Folder Backup copy everything on the Old drive or should I use another method to transfer all Programs onto the new drive bearing in mind that I still have a Clone of the Old original drive and could therefore re-do a backup via a new method if required.

What is the best way to transfer all Programs & Data onto the New drive, and
Do I need to recover the two other HP partitions ( Tools & Recovery ) or will they automatically get created ?

Thanks,
Adrian ( Johannesburg )

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Acronis does not have the capability of transferring programs on an old OS installation to an new OS installation. You would have to reinstall all the apps than recover your data from the backup. I have a dim recollection that there are programs that claim they can do this but not sure if they can cope with the complexities of Windows 10. They would have to edit the registry file as part of the process and this has the potential to mess up things in a most unpleasant way.

You can however recover you data files. Some types of data files cannot be recovered, for example the *.ost files used by Microsoft outlook. You can import *.pst files but not *.ost. As *.ost files are used with IMAP and Exchange Servers, you just set up the account in Outlook and all the mail is downloaded to the PC. You should export your contacts first as they may not be on the server. It is possible that for email accounts hosted on Exchange server the contacts may be one the server .

Ian