Moving User accounts from 1HDD to another

[muskie32]

Hi, i have a question on moving my users folder from my SSD to my 1TB HDD.

How do i do it?​

Is there anything else i should move off my ssd?

Right now what is on it is:
NVIDA driver,
Perflogs
Program files
Program Files (x86)
Users
Windows
​

So what needs to be moved?


Thanks!
-Muskie

 

[mfenn]

What you'll want to do is just install Windows fresh on the SSD, creating a user account. Then log into the Administrator account and copy the contents of your old user folder to the new one, overwriting when applicable. You'll then want to go into the file ownership properties and change the owner of all the files to your new user. When you log into your new user, everything should be like it was on the old install.

Alternatively, use the "files and settings transfer wizard".

 

[muskie32]

Is the files and settings transfer wizard a better rough?

 

[mfenn]

If it will transfer everything that you want. I've found that it sometimes leaves some settings out.

 

[muskie32]

I tryed it, but it did not seem to work... What are the steps i should follow?

 

[mfenn]

I tryed it, but it did not seem to work... What are the steps i should follow?

What you'll want to do is just install Windows fresh on the SSD, creating a user account. Then log into the Administrator account and copy the contents of your old user folder to the new one, overwriting when applicable. You'll then want to go into the file ownership properties and change the owner of all the files to your new user. When you log into your new user, everything should be like it was on the old install.

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