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[SoX]

Please help this computer illiterate move files from my desktop to new laptop.   I haven't a clue ... 

Thanks!

[Nuttmeg]

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@SoX wrote:

Please help this computer illiterate move files from my desktop to new laptop.   I haven't a clue ... 

Thanks!

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I use a portable(Western Digital) hard drive to move files from an old computer to a new computer. I buy a drive on Amazon. They cost $59.00.

It will be Black Friday in  a few days. Please check for salesl. The drive comes with a 2 year warranty. Most tech stores sell the drives for the same price.

This is the model # WDBYNN0010BBK-WESN 

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/software/how-back-up-your-pc-laptop-phone-tablet-photos-files-3356...

[Lilysmom]

@Nuttmeg@SoX, thanks for this.  I am looking too.  LM

[glb613]

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@SoX wrote:

Please help this computer illiterate move files from my desktop to new laptop.   I haven't a clue ... 

Thanks!

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From your backup.  Don't have one, not a good idea.  The previous advice will work and I hope it gets you into the habit of making regular backups or saving your "stuff" somewhere other than the computer's hard drive.  You don't need a backup program.  You can drag and drop the files using Windows Explorer or whatever the file management utility is called in Windows 10. 

[SoX]

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@glb613 wrote:

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@SoX wrote:

Please help this computer illiterate move files from my desktop to new laptop.   I haven't a clue ... 

Thanks!

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From your backup.  Don't have one, not a good idea.  The previous advice will work and I hope it gets you into the habit of making regular backups or saving your "stuff" somewhere other than the computer's hard drive.  You don't need a backup program.  You can drag and drop the files using Windows Explorer or whatever the file management utility is called in Windows 10. 

@glb613@Nuttmeg ...

Thanks, ladies,  I know ... I know  I should have done this a long time ago.   I have the USB  sitting right here on my desk ... too lazy to read the instructions, I guess.

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[Nuttmeg]

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@SoX wrote:

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@glb613 wrote:

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@SoX wrote:

Please help this computer illiterate move files from my desktop to new laptop.   I haven't a clue ... 

Thanks!

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From your backup.  Don't have one, not a good idea.  The previous advice will work and I hope it gets you into the habit of making regular backups or saving your "stuff" somewhere other than the computer's hard drive.  You don't need a backup program.  You can drag and drop the files using Windows Explorer or whatever the file management utility is called in Windows 10. 

@glb613@Nuttmeg ...

Thanks, ladies,  I know ... I know  I should have done this a long time ago.   I have the USB  sitting right here on my desk ... too lazy to read the instructions, I guess.

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I do hope you are planning to buy a hard drive to backup your files, photos on your computer.

[SoX]

@Nuttmeg  ...  Yes ma'am, I am ... just watched Instructor Gadget on Youtube ... seems easy enough, even for me.   I'm taking your suggestion and waiting for Black Friday at Amazon.

Thanks again.