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UTUSN

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29. ********FINAL UPDATE******** - have now Saved the missing folder onto thumb & opened it on new laptop

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 12:40 PM

Jun 9

Have now figured out that what did and what did not get transferred by the Mover software from the old to the new was because of Microsoft's OneDrive, which someday I will try to rid myself of.

Iow, a folder of Pictures that *did* get transferred was not really transferred, it was in OneDrive and therefore available on the new.

The folder of Pictures that did NOT get transferred by the Mover software was in my This PC. For the amusement and looking-down-the-nose of all the High Techs, it was easy as pie just now to Save the entire missing folder onto a thumb and open it on the new machine. I won't download it until I'm sure that it won't go into OneDrive.

I've seen a few YouTubes about how to use OneDrive, take it off Default from Microsoft, and sort of get around it, but am nowhere ready to wade into all that for now.

Thanks to all who shared their expertise and advice! You might not realize it, but at my LowTech level this stress is literally toe-curling for me.

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*UPDATE* see Post 22 ZOWIE! - Which is the simplest way to transfer files/pics from old laptop to new? [View all] UTUSN Jun 7 OP

My backup and transfer strategy. usonian Jun 7 #1

Thanks. Maybe for the future. UTUSN Jun 7 #4

I have a claudette Jun 7 #2

OK, this sounds same as transferring on-and-off of the thumbs/GoogleDrive etc. (not the USB). UTUSN Jun 7 #3

If you have Google drive can't you just use that? LearnedHand Jun 7 #5

You have a point. I guess i have it, use chrome and gmail. What's sneakernet? UTUSN Jun 7 #6

I don't know what the size of the drive is LearnedHand Jun 7 #7

Have never used powerpoint at all. Will it do what simple Publisher did for me: UTUSN Jun 7 #9

Basically it's plugging a drive into one machine,,, lastlib Jun 8 #18

Thanks, not to prolong, but "plugging a drive" - I've heard of downloading drives, but what is a UTUSN Jun 8 #19

Any USB drive--thumb drive or external hard drive--or SSD card..... lastlib Jun 8 #20

Thanks UTUSN Jun 8 #21

I regularly back up my entire home folder to external hard drives. hunter Jun 7 #8

Thanks but way beyond me. UTUSN Jun 7 #10

Thumb drives sound the easiest for you. Cloud works well aslo but usually have a limit like 750GB Eko Jun 7 #11

Thanks. Had been convinced about google, now swayed by you to thumb. UTUSN Jun 7 #12

You can get a usb disk drive cheap also. Eko Jun 7 #13

Is it a piece of machinery? Connects by usb or how? UTUSN Jun 7 #14

usb cable, its a usb cd drive to be clear Eko Jun 7 #15

Wow thanks for everything! That ought to do the program part. UTUSN Jun 7 #16

No prob. Eko Jun 7 #17

*ZOWIE*! - got/connected/installed an LG jobber and DOWNLOADED the Publisher 2007!!!!!!!!!!!!! UTUSN Jun 8 #22

Nice! Eko Jun 8 #23

Transfering data files LPBBEAR Jun 9 #24

Thanks, but my hassle free method would be to hire you and pick up the thing when you were done! UTUSN Jun 9 #25

Friends! usonian Jun 9 #26

So you are your friends' thumb/disc/cloud object. I mis-read your headline "Friends!" UTUSN Jun 9 #28

I was once asked to bring a "zip drive" to a menorial service. usonian Jun 9 #30

"confusion in terminology" speaks to me. A peeve in my old age has been communicating, UTUSN Jun 9 #31

I'm probably older than you. usonian Jun 9 #33

That would be great... LPBBEAR Jun 9 #32

I've used cloud backup for this for years. Basso8vb Jun 9 #27

********FINAL UPDATE******** - have now Saved the missing folder onto thumb & opened it on new laptop UTUSN Jun 9 #29