Windows 10: Transferring data from System Image to a new laptop.

I would appreciate assistance with the above please.

After many problems due to the cpu overheating, my HP Compaq Presario CQ56 finally packed up. Fortunately I had recently made a System Image (Windows 10) backup on an external hard drive.

I am waiting delivery of a brand new Acer Aspire 3 Laptop which has a 128GB SSD. It will have Windows 10 pre-installed together, no doubt, with bloatware.

I understand I can get rid of the bloatware before I do anything else using a Windows program called, I think, Windows Refresh and that is my intention at the moment.

I have a History back up also on the external hard drive which is sufficiently up to date for my needs and I do not anticipate having difficulty transferring these files. My understanding is that the System Image backup will contain all of the Windows 10 operating system files which I assume I will not need for the new laptop. However, I do not know which other files, folders or programs from the old Laptop will be in the System Image but, if there are any, may I please have guidance how to go about transferring these to the new computer. Whenever I inspect System Image files on a backup it is never clear to me what is what.

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System Image Problem


Version Date 5.05 8/03/2009 5.08 7/21/2009 Which one is newer?
Only 5.05 was offered on HP for the machine I linked.
The description danced around some of the anomalies we're seen with drives.

Since only 5.05 was offered, I questioned 5.08
Guess we know the answer now - 5.05 failed to flash.
We could spend time trying to figure that out, but IMO it's better on the back burner for now

I think the next step is to try the Macrium sleight of hand to get the System Image restored.
I'd like to get the System Image up and running to do the follwoing

• Copy Nick's data to a folder off of the restored System Image C: drive
  
  
• run a Belarc Advisor audit to collect license keys for Nick's software
  
  
• there might be other data collection that Nick can do in preparation for the final step

The final step is a clean install, install up-to-date MS and 3rd party software, and restore the copied personal data.

Nick was having difficulty locating the outlook files in the System Image - so getting it back running live is the best I can think of.

Thoughts, suggestions, and objections are always welcome and considered

 

System Image Problem


Bill,

Could you elaborate on the Nick's Data? I've already done a Sys Img to G: drive.
What is a Belarc Advisor audit?


Rebooting now to see if drives stay the same.


--
Nick

 

USB Transfer to Laptop

Hello Judy,

I suggest you to copy all the files to a flash drive from the laptop.
You may create a new folder on your desktop and name that folder as per your choice.

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  Perform the steps to transfer the files from laptop to desktop.
  
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  Plug in the flash drive and wait for it to get detected.
  
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  Now, open the flash drive and Right Click on the files that you want to transfer and select “Copy”.
  
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  Now, open the folder on desktop and Right Click on an empty space in the folder and select “Paste”.
  
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  Similarly, you can transfer all other files.
  

As per the file size you can also use an external drive instead of a flash drive and transfer the data.



Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.