Backup & Restore - Old Machine to New Machine

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I'm posting on this forum because I have DD11 and this forum was very helpful when I installed a larger hard-drive awhile ago & needed to re-partition the new drive; this question isn't directly related to DD11 but I thought the topic would be better presented to the members of this forum.

New prospective laptop will have Window7 64-bit & old one has W7 with 32-bit ; I'm not sure if this is the way I should be looking at it , but it seems like I'd need to backup everything on the old machine but then restore everything but the old operating system, W7 32-bit ; in addition to my own data files I'd also want to retain Office, Acronis DD, Printer software, etc. - problem is I don't know where the operating system resides and so I don't know how I would screen it out .

The backup tools that I have are Windows backup, Lenovo backup, & I guess DD could also be used - and I have an external hard-drive .

Any insights or suggestions on how to do this would be appreciated .

Fri, 09/19/2014 - 21:24
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There isn't a way to screen out the OS (on top of which you're switching architectures). You'll need to reinstall the programs (Office, Acronis DD, etc.) on the new system. You can make a backup of your data files and copy them onto the new system. However, depending on the amount of data, you may find it easier to just copy them to/from the external drive.

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 07:24
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Thanks MudCrab , all my personal files are in the "Documents" folder and they would be easy to put on a stick or external drive & then copy them to the new machine ; I can also order the new machine with Office & Norton pre-installed ; Acronis can be re-installed from CD and HP Printer drivers can be re-installed from the HP website .

Question : Can I then safely ignore everything on the old drive that shows up in windows explorer under "Windows 7_OS(C:)" , mainly all the "Program Files" - with the thinking that all those files will be created fresh on the new machine and will include information for all my programs like Office , etc. ??

Also , one final question , have you heard about Windows Easy Transfer and would using that be another good way to transfer things from old to new ??

Thanks again !!!

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 13:52
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In most cases (standard installs) the files you would need are in the C:\Users folders. You would most likely not need anything in the "C:\Windows" or "C:\Program Files..." folders. If you're concerned about missing something you could make a backup image of the entire partition so it's available to copy files out. However, if you're still keeping the old system around for a bit you can always go back and grab a file off it.

I tend to do transfers manually and have never used Easy Transfer so can't say on that.

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 15:46
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thanks again MudCrab , problem is I don't know what I would need from those Program folders and a few others that are in that directory; when you get a new computer, isn't that space partially filed and then when you load new programs it gets filled more ?

You say you transfer manually - so in my situation what would you actually do ? just transfer those User folders ?

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 18:27
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Correct. Most systems come with software already installed (most in "C:\Program Files (x86)" and "Program Files"). When you install software most of it will also go there. In most systems I've transferred it was not necessary to have anything from there. I make sure to grab any files I know are outside the normal places (user folders) and then get all the Documents, Pictures, Public, Desktop, Favorites, etc. folders that contain data to keep. Most people that don't use the standard folders know where their files are located. Otherwise, it goes in the user folders by default. On lots of systems, users only want their "MyDocs" files and their pictures and don't care about anything else.

I would install the programs you need on the new system, copy your files over, and then use it and you should know shortly if you missed something. When the original system is still usable and available it's no big deal to go get a missed file. However, if the data is especially important (work related, critical, etc.) or the system is unstable, corrupt, or malfunctioning, a backup image is recommended.

Since some users folders can be problematic to copy (they're special folders) I usually create new folders on the USB drive and copy the contents into them instead of copying the folder itself. For example, I might make E:\OldLaptop\Documents and copy everything from "Documents" into it; use E:\OldLaptop\Pictures and copy everything from "Pictures" into it; etc. On the new system the folders for the user already exist and I just copy the contents of the USB drive's folders into them.

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 19:34
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thanks again MudCrab, think you convinced me to just put the files I created on a stick and then transfer them over - I'm probably overthinking the whole thing - don't do this too often - but I agree if I miss something critical it'll show up fast .

thanks again !!

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 19:55
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I have an old HP printer (32 bit) that I have new drivers from the intenet so that it works on Windows 10.  The machine is so old that HP doesn't have updated drivers for it.  I want to do a complete (files / programs / ect) to my new windows 10 computer.  Every other program I have tried will not do this - restoring the drivers after a restore.  Can it be done by this program?

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Hello Diane,

Thank you for your posting! To migrate your system to the new Windows 10 machine you'll need Acronis True Image. I'd recommend you to install a free trial. Here you'll find the How-to videos and useful KB articles.

Thank you,

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