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Copying selected files to new pc

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imported_Salamander

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I am finishing up my first build. I need to copy my email, favorites, passwords, and documents from the old computer to the new one (so they will be on both while I test and burn in the new one). What is the easiest way to do this?
 
Details like the OS would probably be the biggest help, followed by details such as which browser, email program, etc you are asking about.
Or should we just guess and decide to give a OSX answer or Linux answer?
I would say to write them down on a piece of paper and then copy them over, that way you are covering everything from carved stone to Windows Vista.
 
depending on OS...

But I used to use my flash drive to transfer desktop/favs, etc. If it was too big for my flash drive, I use my external usb drive.

Now, I just keep all of that stuff up to date on my data drive and then I can just easily pull stuff over to the new build.
 
Originally posted by: Salamander
I am finishing up my first build. I need to copy my email, favorites, passwords, and documents from the old computer to the new one (so they will be on both while I test and burn in the new one). What is the easiest way to do this?
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I saw a USB 2 file transfer cable at BB yesterday. You connect one end of the USB cable on one and the other end on the other computer. Pretty easy, according to info on package.
 
And if you use a wireless setup, you can also transfer via network in the Import Bookmarks menu for IE and Firefox. As long as the folders are shared, you can browse to them.
The email depends on whether you are using Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, etc. Thunderbird will be the easiest to transfer email contacts, etc. Outlook will be difficutl and forget about Outlook Express. Look for "PST" files for Outllook. Use the Import function for Thunderbird.
And why is it so hard for people to post more details when asking questions. "Windows XP" is only part of an answer.
 
So I would use a USB drive or burn a cd. Look in the Outlook help for how to copy your PST files. Same for IE bookmarks, maybe try File>>Expor/Import. And export to the drive.
 
Outlook is easy to transfer all your email and address book. Just go to File/ Import Export and choose Export to a file. Pick Personal folders (.pst) When the folder tree opens, click on the top one, Personal Folders, and check the "include subfolders" option. Now it will backup your entire email to a file which you can import later.

With IE 6, exporting your favorites and cookies (password stuff) was easy. Not sure about IE 7 being that easy.

Outlook Epress will let you export messages to Outook, so you might want to do this before you create the PST backup of Outlook files.

My Documents you can simply copy to your portable drive or wherever.

Another option is to use the File and Transfer wizard in XP. Start this and choose what you want to transfer and put it on a separate drive. If you are transfering to Vista, try and get a copy of the migration tool, which Vista will let you export for using on another computer.
 
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