Are you planning to switch to another computer but fear that it will feel totally alien? Transferring files and other data is not a problem when you are switching from one computer to another, the problem comes when you need to transfer your settings. Over the years you must have set up your desktop in a particular manner. You must have gathered thousands of bookmarks in FireFox or IE. You must have saved scores of passwords and logins. You might have countless emails in Outlook or Thunderbird. How to transfer all that data.
Of course you can do it manually if you know where all this data is stored. The problem is that different programs store information in different folders and you run a chance of losing critical information if you have no idea which folders to save. A free software called Magic Transfer can help you. This post tells you how to use Magic Transfer to transfer your computer settings from one computer to another.
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