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ijedgar

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My new computer should arrive today to replace my ageing Samsung laptop.
I will need to transfer all the info on the Samsung to the new one but I am not at all sure how to achieve this.
Can I just use the external hard drive that I use as a back up on the Samsung to do the transfer or is it more complex than that?
 
Not really the forum to do this, but it will probably depend on which versions of Windows that your old Samsung is running on.

If it's Windows 7 or later then I believe there is a backup/transfer personal data function available - if you go to the TASKBAR Search and type in Transfer then you should see which option. Just follow the instructions which will probably copy the data to your USB external drive, and back to your new one.
 
you can use the external hard drive to move data around without any problems, but you cannot move programs, these will need to be re installed on your new computer
e.g word, powerpoint, excel etc
Pictures, music and other documents can be copied from the old computer to the external hard drive and then from the external hard drive t othe new computer
 
Is there an equivalent of "Carbon Copy Cloner" for PC? That's what I used to duplicate my Mac's HD onto a larger drive in an external USB housing before swapping it in.
 
Robin_Cox said:
Is there an equivalent of "Carbon Copy Cloner" for PC? That's what I used to duplicate my Mac's HD onto a larger drive in an external USB housing before swapping it in.
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unfortunately not, it is a fundamental difference in the MAC and Windows operating systems
The MAC OS works like DOS (remember that back in the day) worked in that when software is installed it is ALL installed to a single folder, therefore this entire folder can be copied to a ext hard drive and then from there to a new MAC and should work OK
in Windows some of the software is copied to its own folder and the the remainder is copied to numerous windows folders as common components. In theory windows is more efficient as it does not keep numerous copies of the same files, just keeping the latest version of each file, but it does cause as many problems as it tries to save disk space (which unlike the 90's is not very very cheap)
 
Acronis do a free trial. You can do a Clone which copies everything down to all the dll files etc and is like a 'system state' copy. You then transplant it onto your new hard drive and your PC 'wakes up' in its new body. can't do any movement between operating systems or platforms - it just sticks your old OS on the new hardware. Ideal for new hard drives in an existing computer.

Beware though - if there is a significant change in hardware (i.e. It's not pretty much an identical laptop) Windows will have a fit and stop working (because it thinks you are a thief) - depends on your Windows licence type and version whether you can then reactivate it. Check first!

A nice 'clean' install, manually copying all your pics and files and reinstalling your programs, is usually the best way if you are getting new hardware.


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Pinkythelabrat said:
Acronis do a free trial. You can do a Clone which copies everything down to all the dll files etc and is like a 'system state' copy. You then transplant it onto your new hard drive and your PC 'wakes up' in its new body. can't do any movement between operating systems or platforms - it just sticks your old OS on the new hardware. Ideal for new hard drives in an existing computer.

Beware though - if there is a significant change in hardware (i.e. It's not pretty much an identical laptop) Windows will have a fit and stop working (because it thinks you are a thief) - depends on your Windows licence type and version whether you can then reactivate it. Check first!

A nice 'clean' install, manually copying all your pics and files and reinstalling your programs, is usually the best way if you are getting new hardware.


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Totally agree a spring clean for your laptop


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