Windows 10: copying user profile using copy to function

Discus and support copying user profile using copy to function in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Hi I understand that in versions of Windows 7 and earlier there was a function with system advanced to copy a user profile from one to another... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by reddwarf4ever, Nov 14, 2015.

  1. REDDWARF4EVER
    reddwarf4ever Win User

    copying user profile using copy to function


    Hi
    I understand that in versions of Windows 7 and earlier there was a function with system advanced to copy a user profile from one to another profile.....using ' copy to '

    I tried this in Windows 10, but the copy to option was greyed out, so used an app called Windows enabler which allowed the copy to option to work.....but when I clicked on yes to copy to the selected profile I received an error message about Windows not being able to delete a folder and perhaps I should delete it first.

    apparently this error doesn't happen in Windows 7 and earlier...

    wondered if anyone knew of a workaround for Windows 10

    thanks

    :)
     
    reddwarf4ever, Nov 14, 2015
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  2. MARTIN671
    Martin671 Win User

    Unable to access administrator account files from another user account

    Many thanks for the response Amit.

    I followed the instructions, the "copy to" button is not available for selection on the account that I wish to use.

    I have "default" user profile which has 1.3GB in use, "family" profile which has 15GB in use (this is the profile I wish to use) then I have my wife's profile.

    The "copy to" function is available for selection on the "default" profile but not for the other two.

    Many thanks,

    Martin.
     
    Martin671, Nov 14, 2015
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  3. SLAPSHOTSES
    slapshotses Win User
    Copying user profiles in Windows 10?

    I have searched several posts on the forum regarding my question but have not found a good answer. I just upgraded my PC from Windows 10 32 bit to 64 bit operating system. I did save a lot of data in windows.old and have been able to recover that. I
    knew I needed to re-install programs and proceeded to do so over several hours. I then set up a profile for my wife and would like to copy my profile over for her to forgo having to reload all the data/programs again in her profile. Is there a way to copy
    one profile to another in Windows 10? I went to advanced system settings and saw the different profiles there but the only one the copy to box works on is the default? Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
     
    slapshotses, Nov 14, 2015
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