Make an inventory first
List the folders, programs, email accounts, printers, browser favorites, and special settings you use. Create a separate backup before beginning the move.
- Documents and desktop files open correctly
- Photos and videos are present
- Email sends and receives
- Passwords or the password manager are available
- Printer and scanner work
- Paid software is activated
Keep the old computer for a while
Leave the old device unchanged for at least two weeks. Once normal work has moved over and the backup is verified, decide whether to securely erase, recycle, or keep it.
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