My Mom got a new computer for her 92nd Birthday last week. She said she used the "onedrive thingy device" to move all of her stuffs. Then on the new computer she is installing the programs when she realizes she needs them. The first thing she get installed was roboform as her memory isn't what it used to be. I was really proud of her.

@PurpleKnightmare

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit dude, I would be super proud of her!

@hainedriven5511

2 жыл бұрын

thats so cool

@Johnnyy832

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleKnightmare they’re aren’t babies!

@PurpleKnightmare

Жыл бұрын

@@Johnnyy832 ???

@rustynails8756

Жыл бұрын

I am a bit younger than your Mom, 65, and just love the fact she is 92 and still keeping up. I have been trying to decide if I even need a new computer and based on your story I have decided I do absolutely. Your Mom sounds like a fun lady I can understand your pride

Honestly that lighting makes the video feel more...cozy and at home

Fun tip, holding Shift, while dragging to a new drive also switches to Move. When Move is the default, holding CTRL switches to Copy. I transfer files quite regularly and this is faster for me.

@zadekeys2194

2 жыл бұрын

Nice tip! Only issue with move / cut is that if the files get corrupt in the migration you have no backup, hence why I always copy and paste.

@Marcelis

Жыл бұрын

@@zadekeys2194 that’s a good point

@Marcelis

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that.

@onweekendpass

Жыл бұрын

if you think that is handy, try Directory Opus. if you move files regularly, you'll love this.

@gloth

Жыл бұрын

I am a bit paranoid that I will move when I need to copy and vice versa and I never trust what windows/programs is considering default for drag and drop (move copy or make a shortcut) :D I always use right click

Quick note 1) The shortcuts that were leftover after moving the files from the Desktop folder stayed because they were in the 'All Users' folder (a.k.a. C:\Users\Public) Many programs put their shortcut into this folder so they can appear across all user profiles on the PC. Like Paul said, they're usually disposable, but it's worth looking before you delete them.

May have missed it mentioned but the hidden AppData folder in the User folder can contain important files, for example some games store their saves and/or settings there. Set file explorer to show hidden files to find it or search "%appdata%".

@kcmsterpce

2 жыл бұрын

This is true. AppData and "LocalLow"

@BrandonDoran00

2 жыл бұрын

It still pisses me off that developers haven't settled on one standard for save data location, they go hiding your data in the most obscure directory and wonder why people have problems with their software.

@okkrom

2 жыл бұрын

I usually copy the entire user folder...Don't know why you would do it any other way. Unless your drive is failing maybe.

@abdullahibrahim9001

Жыл бұрын

@@okkrom me2

@scottyim9841

Жыл бұрын

It’s really easy to transfer. Just copy the c:\users\profile you are using and copy that whole folder and paste it to the new pc. Everything from docs to desktop will transfer. It even goes to the original destination. It will copy the local app data and roaming app data.

Paul, I(and many of your subscribers and fans) love your content. Please keep making more! I know the last couple years of the state of the computer component industry have made things more challenging for tech tubers, but we are here to support you through views and merchandise purchases.

you're the best paul. i built my first computer a few years back with lots of help from you. keep up the good work.

Man, I needed this video back in October, but I'm still here to support the channel my guy

Genuinely the best tutorial I've watched on KZread, thanks Paul!

my husband is just about to build my new computer (last part arrived yesterday) so this is very timely, thanks Paul! 👍

Lots of handy little tips here, helpful for a noob or someone who just hasn’t had to do this for a while, thanks for this one!

What I loved about your video is, that you asked subscribers to come back and give a thumbs up after they watch the video. Oftentimes, these KZreadrs tell people to hit the thumbs up before they even watch the video. So even though I've only watched a fraction of your video right now, I gave you a thumbs up because I appreciate the fact that you said to watch the video and if we like the video, to come back and give it a thumbs up! Bravo!

The is a very good tutorial and I have recommended it to a friend who lives a couple of hundred miles away, who has bought a windows 10 Laptop. The only issue I have with with this tutorial, is that it is almost impossible to read any of the file or folder names, as you move though explaining the process. Next time you do something similar, I would recommend using the Windows scaling feature to make text and screen objects larger. This will make your tutorials much easier to view and comprehend.

This was serendipitous timing! Thanks, Paul!

This is great, just ordered a new case, cpu, aio and mb so this should be helpful moving over everything else

I am planning to do a refresh (format and clean install) on my pc and the next step is exactly this. It is nice to see your method and what I had forgotten. And on my backup I am using the 3d objects folder for the models that I 3d printed

Thank you so so much for making this video and helping me to NOT go insane! Blessings.

And this is why everyone should always have two drives and/or a NAS; makes it super easy to maintain the files you actually care about so I can just reformat my OS drive whenever I want with minimal down time

"I'm in our computer room today and the lighting is not that great" says Paul, standing in the most majestically lit room imaginable.

@o0Donuts0o

2 жыл бұрын

Dimitri approves.

Thank you Paul! This is something that no doubt will be necessary for me when I am finally ready to build my new PC.

@heinzerbrew

2 жыл бұрын

Read the comments for additional tips. Lots of good ones.

One of, if not, the best tutorial video I have ever seen on KZread. Very easy to understand and follow. Earned a sub!

Man I literally just finished building a new PC for myself today and I've not been looking forward to having to move everything over... excellent timing on this vid sir!

@proofy7744

2 жыл бұрын

Not for me. I did it Sunday lmao

@holdenman8850

2 жыл бұрын

Just copy data over the network

@obsey

2 жыл бұрын

Why not use the Macrium Reflect software application to clone the contents of the drives in the old computer onto the drives that will be in the new computer? Of course, new software license keys will need to added, especially for Windows and MSFT Office and such, but that too is easy. Cloning drive contents with Macrium Reflect is a much more efficient approach to this task, one I've done many, many times, than copying files by hand.

@holdenman8850

2 жыл бұрын

@@obsey fresh is best, cloning is quick and easy but can cause problems down the track

@obsey

2 жыл бұрын

@@holdenman8850 Are you "serious"? A clone is an "exact" sector clone. Unless a "old" computer is absurdly old, a clone is a far better way to avoid problems than the gazillions of pitfalls in trying to copy individual files and folders by hand, possibly creating disasters like skipping essential files / folders on an historical disc. Even for a system drive, a simple trip to the Device Manager is the way to clean up, verify correctness of, and updated it device software. this is the way to avoid problems, the infinite potential problems than can result from hand copying files / folders, especially by using the File Explorer GUI. The video above, just was not very good advice at all, imo.

This vid helped a lot, super straight forward, appreciate the help.

I've been following your tutorials since 2015.

Thanks Paul, I always learn something from your tutorials.

Very helpful video! I will save this for whenever I build my new pc

Hey cool, I didn't even know about the right-click and drag to move the files over to the new location. Even after using Windows for as long as it exists I'm still learning new things to this day.

Thanks for all the videos. Would love to see more on best practices for backup and NAS storage along with some suggestions.

I liked the content your video taught. You were a bit fast for me, so I appreciated having the transcript. Thank you.

Not going to lie, I really enjoyed the lighting in the beginning when you stated you thought it was poor conditions.

I needed this video! I have a new case and want to upgrade a few things

This is actually really helpful. I know how to put the hardware together but data file management can be daunting. What are those "good practices" you mention to get off to a good start and have fewer problems later?

Oh. This was a lot more straightforward than I was expecting the process to be. xD

Love the way you explain everything. Dang good video!

PCMover is an amazing utility to transfer from old to new, either via network cable or a mounted disk image. I needed a 64 bit version because of the sheer number of files on my old machine which broke their 32 bit version and their level 3 tech support/developer supplied a then beta and got it working. Highly recommended!

At my work we use Fab's autobackup 6, does all of the backing up in like 3 clicks, restores data in the same way. Super nice!

This was explained so well!

For my SSD, couldn't I just physically remove it and put it into my new computer? Or would it explode?

@MrCrow-tl5tv

24 күн бұрын

I am wondering the same thing

Were you watching me? These are the exact steps I used in late December. After purchasing all needed components and driving to my sister's, I had her new computer built and Windows installed in a few hours. We then went through the steps you outlined here to get her data from her old PC to the new, using an external drive. Easy, fast and complete. Great minds.....

@Eric_In_SF

2 ай бұрын

No, it’s because these are the same steps everyone takes for the last 40 years of computing

Great help and details for this rookie! Thanks.

Hi Paul, keep up the great content! I'm very happy with my alienware 3821dw monitor....sensible size / resolution compromise (38 inch, 3840x1600) nano ips, 120 hz (or 144 with chroma subsampling) gsync premium, good responsiveness and input lag, nice curve, well put together, overall great picture - just no complaints really other than price so just need to wait for a big dell sale....

@BoltRM

2 жыл бұрын

Thx for the monitor info, do you happen to know what 42" Dell monitor his wife has? I have an iiyama 43" I really like, but I like to stay informed on which ones are good 😁

Ninite is a useful utility for downloading a number of programs easily, I think Linus recommended it When I first built my PC about 4 years ago now, I had only a 128 GB boot SSD and a 1 TB HDD so I mapped my docs, music, videos, and Steam games onto D: instead of C: and it definitely came in handy when I had to RMA my SSD. Then when I had to reformat my boot drive again for whatever reason I had everything backed up already. Steam games especially saved me plenty of time not having to download everything again.

Thank you for this information Paul, vid was super helpful cheers mate.

This is great! I love tutorial style content

@thomaszynda

2 жыл бұрын

maybe he'll show us how to get corruption out of capitalism. wrong show?

man, dont be childish, the lighting is actually great.

Lovely video.. nicely done! 😊

This is very helpful Paul! Thanks sir!

One nice thing about having a Microsoft 365 subscription is that all your files are backed up to One Drive. You can log in on the new PC and all your personal files are already there. You can choose to either download them all or just stream them in as needed. I also find it nice because I can be working on some Project on my desktop and pick up right where I left off on my laptop.

@BrodyStag

5 ай бұрын

We’ve all sinned man. We’ve lied, stolen, used God’s name in vain, and more. We now need to repent and trust that Jesus Christ died for our sins on the cross. This is very urgent tomorrow isn’t promised. Our works can’t save us but Jesus can!

I think using disk imaging software such as Acronis will reduce a lot of the manual legwork that you have to do unless your intention is to do a fresh install and minimize the bloat that gets transferred over to the new PC, but for most people, the process will be much less tedious and time consuming. Also, in terms of game save files, many games support Steam Cloud so it will simply pull the latest version from Valve's servers once you launch the game, which reduces the headache of finding where individual save files are located as they vary per game.

The Tech videos are great. Thank you

I did a data/email audit about once a year for a couple years, it only took 2 passes to cut the bulk of redundant files and folders, organize, and set up a folder structure I am content with. Now I just do a bit of housekeeping every 6 months or so for newly stored data. I have a WD Black 4TBx2 HDD RAID 1 array that is just about maxed with a neatly sorted collection of everything, a Samsung 1TB SSD for larger downloads and game storage overflow, a Samsung 512GB NVME M.2 SSD for the OS and primary games, a 2TB external backup for easy transfers and core keepsake storage, and assorted USB's/SD cards along the same lines for off-site backups. Over 7 years strong on this current configuration, just turning 8TB into the RAID 1 when I made the upgrade from i7-5930K/X99 to 5900X/X570, and I couldn't be happier. I pretty much follow the same protocol as you describe, I love having Firefox sync with a bookmarks folder for every manufacturer driver download page, apps and programs downloads, basically all software and drivers for every single piece of hardware and assorted peripherals. Unfortunately I have a Windows 10 USB from 2016, so updates are a bit of a pain! The real task is optimizing windows, setting overclocks, and downloading/installing games. I have built a pretty sturdy system that is upgraded as needed but generally has been the same format for almost 10 years now. a custom loop with a 5000RPM pump, 200mm glass reservoir running distilled H20, dual 140mmx30 rads in push-pull, 3000RPM Noctua fans that only ever see over 1500RPM when going for overclocking records, 1/2" I.D.-3/4" O.D. tubing, and solid nickel-plated copper waterblocks (Heatkiller/EK). It is absolutely overkill, and I should be ashamed of how much it has cost over the years, but combining my old parts with a new power supply paid for my CPU, and I make money through it's use, a small price to pay for one of the only luxuries I grant myself other than coffee. Having an enjoyable experience is paramount, and should be heavily invested in.

My best advice is to plug all the old PCs drives into the new PC temporarily, then boot off that main drive. You can use a program like Acronis backup or similar that will allow you to copy an entire drive (even a boot drive) in their entirety. Your only snag might be if your board has only 1 m.2 and you’re upgrading, but that’s uncommon. You could always copy old m.2 to sata drive, the. Sata drive to new m.2. Upgrading my PCs m.2 from PCIe 3 to PCIe 4 took me only about 5 mins in setup, and whatever the transfer time was. Take the old drive out, boot off the new, good to go!

@silvercoulter

2 жыл бұрын

yeah or get a $20 m2 PCIe card

@catlee8064

2 жыл бұрын

Im not to tech savvy, i was going to get another PC without OS/drives etc and just move my old SSD/NVME across...would that work ?

@redpillgymnast

2 жыл бұрын

@@catlee8064 Oh that’s the easiest way. This video and my comment only apply if you are changing boot drives.

@Lukiel666

2 жыл бұрын

@@catlee8064 Umm. Not so much. back up everything apart from OS on USB. Easy to get even a 240Gb USB for under $20. Hell I turned one into an ear ring as a fashion statement. But do a clean install and install clean new drivers for MB Video drivers updated everything drivers, basically new driver for every single new piece of hardware in your system. And the software to best interface with that system. Without more info that's your best bet. I mean you haven't even said if going from Intel to AMD. But even Intel to Intel a fresh new install is ALWAYS your best bet.

@Hjorth87

2 жыл бұрын

I kinda did that when I got a new 2tb ssd instead of my old hdd. Only I never got around to actually plugging out the old one, so now I have to figure out how to save all my possibly dublicated data.... Sigh. I have found the tools, just not the motivation

Yo spooky Paul, I spoke to my brother yesterday about possible upgrades to his system. Yesterday. Thanks Dude.

Great advice! Thanks.

A bit late to the party, but your vid was a huge help for me as I have now gotten rid of my hdd and upgraded to a ryzen 5600x, from my old i5 4690k.

Very helpful! I was fine following your directions on the old pC and got all my files on to a USB. On the new PC, it aleady has folders of the same name: Documents, Downloads, etc. How do I incorporate the old folder into the new ones? Do I replace the folders on the new PC and then copying the same folder name from the USB? Or should I copy individual files from the USB folders to the new folders?

Oh , was never this early before.

@thomaszynda

2 жыл бұрын

caught you off guard there ey?

Nice video Paul!

This will help a lot thank you

thanks Paul

I am very happy with my Acer Predator CG437K 43" 4K monitor. Offers up to 144 Hz overclock. I run it at 120 Hz and it looks awesome. The only other panel I have been eye-balling is an LG 48" C1 OLED TV. I run my living room gamer on a 65" C1 and it is just stunning. The C2 later this year will offer a 42" version if I am remembering correctly.

this video was SUPER helpful and well broken down - Thank You May I ask/recommend another >> moving windows from one PC to a newer one - or if for example i'm upgrading parts of my build like moving to an SSD or M.2 drive from mechanical - do i need new windows .... etc

Wow. This video is really helpful. I had my first computer back in 1980. TI/994A. Since then I've had pcs, mac, worked off mainframes. I installed hard drives and software for myself and coworkers. I've gone from a 300 baud modem that took hours to download a file, to lightning speed. My first hard drive was 10Mb. I now have 27 Tbs of storage. I even programmed some in basic. I've gone from the earliest version of Windows and Mac and am now on Windows 10. The reason I am so thankful for your video is that I'm 69 years old now. Things are harder to understand. I was able to use advanced Excel and Databases. A lot of what you have shown I have done many, many times in the past. But for some reason it now seems like a daunting task. I have a brand new computer sitting in my living room. I've had it since May of 2023. I'm going to set that bad boy up!

You can combine steps 1&2 by getting a copy of cloning software and make a clone of one or both drives to the new drive(s).

I'm amazed that your way is pretty much how I do data transfers! And I also have several folders with pieces of older backups, dating from 2006 onwards. :-P

Thank you!

The 49" Samsung Odyssey Neo would be epic with that sweet pc build.

I'm LITERALLY building a new rig TOMORROW .... PERFECT timing

thank you for this

Gr8 video Paul!

Great video. Thank you.

Thanks Paul!

Thank you for this video, Needing to transfer all files from one laptop to another PLEASE tell us Seniors what device do we buy what cable is it ? 🙏

Great vid thanks.

You forgot about winget! Really fast way to see what you've got installed, and it will even pull what it can from the internet automatically if you import the file on the new machine. winget export -o export.txt By default it saves to C:\Users\, but you can change the path.

Thanks for the great, informative and high class content. Always appreciated.

Hi Paul, great video. I am able to move my microsoft office professional to a new computer? I had it installed from my previous job. I no longer have any type of authorization code for it.

Instead of a physical media, if you have the cables, can also just plug both into the network and transfer files PC to PC. That's what I did since I lacked anything big enough to move files.

Great video! I have a 10 year old Acer laptop with windows 8 and all my programs in it... the laptop is working great but I needed some features it does not have. I purchased a 5 year old HP laptop with Windows 11 in it. I wonder if I could erase this new hard drive with Windows 11, install windows 8 for which I have an original CD, the same I used for my laptop now and then replace the hard drive with my current hard drive with windows 8 and all programs in it. Would that help the newer computer to "accept" my older hard drive? Thanks!!

THANKS SO MUCH i just got a new pc and wanted to transfer my files but i would like to know if you can transfer settings???

I'm kind a fan of just hooking up my old hard drive as a storage drive and moving things over from there... idk how it could be any simpler, plus you get an extra storage drive... or 3. always better to have too much data than to lose data!

For personal data, outlook files etc I have a dedicated downloads drive and just save everything there directly so I don't need to do backups when I format my pc (something I do every 6 months or so) so I find this to be a very useful tip. I also do the same to my family's pc since I'm apparently the pc tech on call in my city :P

@Josiuh

2 жыл бұрын

Hi just curious...why do you reformat every 6 months?

@greaper1976

2 жыл бұрын

@@Josiuh I have a boatload of apps I'm running for work. All kinds of graphic and video editing stuff, coding and web design stuff, games etc etc etc, and my PC tends to get slower after some time and a fresh install cures it. Also I refuse to use antivirus or anti spyware stuff so it's for safety too. My system runs around 80TB of space and those apps try to police ALL of it.... All the time and slows it down even further

@Josiuh

2 жыл бұрын

@@greaper1976 thank you

I usually make a folder on the new PC called 'OldPC' for all those things that don't necessarily get copied elsewhere. Of course this means I now have that folder nested four times as it keeps on getting transferred to new PC's over the decades.

Hey, recently my PC died so I bought a new one. I was wondering if I need to do any extra steps to install my old SSD or if I just have to put it in

Thanks Paul 👍

I have a question I have a older hp all in one desk top and it’s slow could I just purchase a new tower and use in on the older desk top? Thank you for your time. I’m not worried about saving nothing from the old desk top.

I wanted an exact duplicate. I used system prep on the old pc to strip all the drivers. Took out the ssd. Put it into the new pc, added the drivers for the new pc. Activated, job done.

8:00 you for got to talk about the appdata folder for game saves and other app specific config and preferences files for those who don't use steam's lovely autobackup functionality.

Thanks!

What NAS are you using? it looks cool. I have a QNAP, but possible to replace with a newer model or even a different brand.

Question: Is it possible to move my pictures, music and videos from my outdated windows Vista to my windows 10 and will my music and videos still work, and all my pictures open up for me without issues, if yes, how do I do it please and thank you...

Hey Paul, you might like filelight for seeing which folders have how much where, etc.

Yes! Thanks Paul!

Nice one thanks mate 🙂

good stuff man

Thanks for mentioning WinDirStat! Do you know any program that can look for duplicate files? I have backups of backups of different ages.

Just to confirm, cause I’m getting a new build and gifting my mom my current build, would I need format the C: Drive and other drives so that it’s factory ready for her out of the box?

Paul -this was so helpful for me! awesome video!!!! several years ago I installed a program ( Examview, test making software) ( I'm a teacher) on my PC. I recently bought a new Desktop PC and want to transfer the software to the new. I installed the software orginally from a CD-rom. I have since lost the Cd-Rom. Would it still be possible to copy the data to USb or "write" the data to a CD/DVD Rw. Or do I need the orginally CD to "reinstall" the software on the new computer? I compressed the file to a Usb "thumb" drive and when I went to install / unzip the file, the data seems to be there, however, there is no setup/exe or .exe file to install the software. Any Ideas?

Winderstat is incredible

I didnt expect it to be this easy lol I am btw moving to a new pc soon, would just taking the entire old c drive and plug it in as a secondary drive interfere with the new operating system? Or would it be safe and only draws from the new fresh c drive and require manual moving?