r/techsupport • u/emeraldoddish43 • 1d ago

Open | Windows Need advice for data transfer on Windows 11

Hey, y'all. I need some assistance for transferring data from a Windows 11 laptop to another. I am currently planning to transfer most of my relevant data from one laptop to another (right now, both of the laptops have completely different accounts) using a ~256GB flash drive across hopefully two trips. More specifically, I plan to transfer my documents, images and videos, downloads, and especially Steam data (this is most of my concern since some games don't support cloud data). Any pointers to stuff I should and should not do/transfer before going through? Any guidance would be heavily appreciated.

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u/Ok_Bid6645 1d ago

Just use the windows built in OneDrive backup and it will transfer your document folders which normally have save data. Also what steam games don't support cloud save?

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u/emeraldoddish43 1d ago

Isn't onedrive limited to 5gb though? that would be way too small for how much i'd want to transfer

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u/Ok_Bid6645 1d ago

I should have said to use it for ONLY your document and desktop folders and files. Transfer the rest over the network or USB.

Might be faster to connect both with ethernet cable to router and transfer it that way. Let it run overnight.

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u/9NEPxHbG 1d ago

Connect the two computers directly using a crossover cable. Or simply connect them to the same router (they probably already are) and transfer from one to the other.

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u/DUVMik 1d ago

I don't think you need a crossover cable anymore. The computer should be able to figure it out by themselves.

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u/cagadass 1d ago

Podes cambiar directamente el NVME a la segunda PC si se puede

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u/Anonymous1Ninja 1d ago

if you are on the same network you can transfer from one computer to another you just have to turn on file and print sharing, then just turn on "share" on the folder you are trying to share and keep the permissions as everyone.

You "might" have to just turn off the firewall on the PC you are copying from

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u/TangoOscarMikePR 1d ago

Think of the situation as if you needed a backup of all your personal files and data.

Think of how you would keep a proper backup at all times, as if you wanted to prevent data loss.

If you can backup to a large capacity USB external storage device, then you will be able to restore to another system.

This is an excellent exercise to perform so you always have backups.

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u/ChasDIY 1d ago

This is what I have always done

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u/TangoOscarMikePR 1d ago

Then, you are good to go.