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Using 2015 to transfer data from WIndows 7 64bit to new WIndows 8.1 machine

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I haven't used Acronis for several years after I found that Windows Backup and Restore was working well. However I am planning to buy an 8.1 machine and want to transfer my data as easily as possible. Can 2015 handle that task? If so would someone be so kind as to explain how? I have spent about a half hour reading through posts and haven't directly found the answer.

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To transfer data, I would just do a copy. Acronis True Image can be used to do this (you do a backup, you retrieve from the backup, but I don't see the benefits of putting a lot of (precious) content into a proprietary container, just to move data from disk A to disk B.
To transfer programs, I would reinstall on Windows 8.1. But you can find programs to move programs.

You could do a universal restore of the image of computer A Win 7 to computer B Win 8, but you will find yourself with Win 7, not 8.