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| ==== Be ready to move your files ==== | ==== Be ready to move your files ==== | ||
| - | <wrap hi>You have to know where your files are located! This is common sense and it will also help you make a backup of your files...</wrap> | + | <wrap hi>You have to know where your files are located! This is common sense and it will also help you create a backup of your files...</wrap> |
| * You should put as little as possible on the system disk (''C:'')! If there is a problem (crash, etc...) or the system is updated, there is a good chance that most of the content of ''C:'' will be erased. | * You should put as little as possible on the system disk (''C:'')! If there is a problem (crash, etc...) or the system is updated, there is a good chance that most of the content of ''C:'' will be erased. | ||
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| ==== Moving the applications ==== | ==== Moving the applications ==== | ||
| - | You just need a list of all the applications you use, and make sure there is an up-to-date version installed on the new computer | + | You need a [[other:win7migrate#prepare_the_new_computer|list of all the applications]] you use, and make sure there is an up-to-date version of these applications installed on the new computer |
| * The [[other:win7install#getting_the_lsce_standard_win_7_installation|standard LSCE applications]] will probably be already installed on the new computer | * The [[other:win7install#getting_the_lsce_standard_win_7_installation|standard LSCE applications]] will probably be already installed on the new computer | ||
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| === Applications === | === Applications === | ||
| - | * Make a list of the installed applications that you actually used | + | * Make a **list of the installed applications** that you actually used |
| * **Windows XP**: Start => Control Panel => Add/Remove programs | * **Windows XP**: Start => Control Panel => Add/Remove programs | ||
| * **Windows 7**: Start => Control Panel => Désinstaller un programme | * **Windows 7**: Start => Control Panel => Désinstaller un programme | ||
| * [[other:win10misc#accessing_the_list_of_installed_applications|Windows 10]] | * [[other:win10misc#accessing_the_list_of_installed_applications|Windows 10]] | ||
| - | * Save the settings of the applications, when you know how to do it! <wrap hi>Be sure these applications are not running when you save their settings!</wrap> | + | * Save the **settings of the applications**, when you know how to do it! <wrap hi>Be sure these applications are not running when you save their settings!</wrap>\\ Note: some applications can store your settings //somewhere in the cloud//, if you identify yourself and/or create a shared profile. The instructions below tell you how to move the settings by hand |
| * [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird]] | * [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird]] | ||
| * [[other:firefox|Firefox]] | * [[other:firefox|Firefox]] | ||
| + | * [[other:chrome|Chrome]] | ||
| === Disk === | === Disk === | ||
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| * When you are ready, copy the folders you want to move to an external disk | * When you are ready, copy the folders you want to move to an external disk | ||
| - | * Just to be safe, you should also copy the content of your Windows directory. This is the directory where Windows stores lots of temporary files that you probably do not want, and the applications' settings, and the content of your desktop | + | * Just to be safe, you should also copy the content of your //Windows// directory. This is the directory where Windows stores lots of temporary files that you probably do not want, the applications' settings, and the content of your desktop |
| - | * Windows XP: ''C:\Documents and Settings\<your_login>'' | + | * **Windows XP**: ''C:\Documents and Settings\<your_login>'' |
| - | * Windows 7: ''C:\Users\<your_login>'' | + | * **Windows 7**: ''C:\Users\<your_login>'' |
| - | * Windows 10: ''C:\Users\<your_login>'' | + | * **Windows 10**: ''C:\Users\<your_login>'' |
| ==== On the new computer ==== | ==== On the new computer ==== | ||
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| === Restoring the folders === | === Restoring the folders === | ||
| - | Copy the content of your external disk to the appropriate directories on the new computer (probably the DATA and the SCRATCH folders) | + | Copy the content of your external disk to the appropriate directories on the new computer (probably the new ''DATA'' and the ''SCRATCH'' folders) |
| === Restoring the applications settings === | === Restoring the applications settings === | ||
other/win7migrate.txt · Last modified: 2022/01/13 17:47 by jypeter
