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titleIntroduction

This article explains what your options are if you wish to transfer your data to a different/new PC.

Introduction

When you purchase a new computer, it usually is delivered with the latest version of Windows and drivers / utility software specific to your new hardware. It is reasonable to think that it would be nice to backup all the applications and all your user data on your old computer and restore it to your new computer, while leaving your shiny new operating system in place.

Unfortunately, this task is, in practical terms, impossible to automate. This is due to the diversity of application software, how it interacts and extends the Operating system and some design decisions made in the early days of Windows.

Read on to learn why.

How data and applications are stored

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