But before that, you wrote " best, fastest, most efficient, etc." and that's a trap. It's an one time job that we only need to do one time.
-> Also, we only lose what we don't backup. 20GB will fit easily on a 20 buck memory stick.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/3151491/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_e_1_4_last shows such at the #2 spot for 12 dollars.
Why not use that? Copy your stuff to the stick then copy it to it's new home on the new PC?
Bob
My old laptop has Windows 7, the new one Win 8.1. Both are Acer Aspires. The old model is E1-531-2438 w/ Intel Celeron, the new model is E5-511-P8E8 with Intel Pentium Quad-core N3530 CPU.
I've looked into Windows Easy Transfer, but can't seem to get it to work, and I don't know why, or what I am missing. Or even if it will work at all.
I know most commonly, people use flash drives, CD's or DVD's. I don't know how much space is used to store everything on my old PC, but it has a 500GB hard drive. I know my stuff isn't anywhere near that much. I have about 20GB worth of discs to put data on, which will likely be everything I want to move to the new computer, that runs Win 8.1.
I've read that using an Ethernet patch cable is better to use than a USB. Not certain about that, though.
I smply want to know where to start, what to do next, and so on. I would also like to know which method to transfer the data is best, fastest, most efficient, etc., whether it be cable, external drives (thumb), discs, or if and how it can be done with my home Wi-Fi.
Thanks for any replies. This one has me by the ying-yang, but although I am a newbie & not a tekkie, I'm tryin'. I appreciate everyone's time that might have some knowledge of the subject to post in the thread.
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