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Moving files and settings manually
You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying
them to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external
hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive.
Finding your documents
Many programs save your personal data files in the
Documents
or
My Documents
folder. Look in your old
computer’s documents folder for personal data files.
To find files in the documents folder:
1
In Windows Vista, click
(
Start
), then click
Documents
. The
Documents
folder opens and displays
many of your saved personal data files. Go to
- OR -
In Windows XP, click
Start
, then click
My Documents
.
The
My Documents
window opens and displays many
of your saved personal data files. Go to
.
- OR -
In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000,
double-click the
My Computer
icon on the desktop. Go
to the next step.
2
Double-click the
C:\
drive icon.
3
Double-click the
My Documents
folder. The
My
Documents
window opens and displays many of your
saved personal data files.
4
Copy your personal data files to removable media or to
another computer on your network.
Finding other files
Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data
files. For more information, see the online
User Guide
.
You can often identify different data file types by looking at
the file’s
extension
(the part of the file name following the last
period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC
extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS
extension.
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