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Yet Another Computer Question
cbxjeff
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I bit the bullet and ordered a new computer. Both the old and new will have Win10 Am I correct that in order to transfer programs and data I need to put them on a usb memory stick then move the stick from the old to the new? Or is there an easier way?
thanks guys,
thanks guys,
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Now, if you downloaded the application, then you can probably just copy that the the USB and onto the new PC. You'd have to run the setup program on the new pc, but at least you've avoided the download.
There are some syncing programs out there, but they mostly just sync files and not programs.
Hope this helps...
The upside to having an external backup is you can shut it off and only turn it back on to backup or recover. Reduces the chance of the backup being infected.
Another thing you can do is to buy a hard drive adaptor, remove the hard drive from your old computer and recover files to your new computer. I've done it when I had a hardware problem, a bad motherboard etc. Just don't turn on your new computer with your old hard drive plugged in. Plug it in after your new computer is up and running, transfer any file that doesn't end in EXE. If you fire up your new computer with the old hard drive plugged in, it may confuse it.
The new solid state external hard drives are great, they are super quick and the prices have come way down.
A third alternative if you have an Android tablet, use it to transfer instead of a USB. Super easy to navigate.
It's on the microsoft site with instructions. They have 32 and 64 bit versions
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/intelligence/safety-scanner-download
PS: You couldn't pay me enough to download scanners from any other site. Who knows what in that scan you just installed.