I want to backup photos and other things on an old laptop with XP, do I just need to copy and paste 'Documents and Settings'?
Need info about backup please :)
Started by DanTheGamer11, Mar 03 2013 07:09 AM
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Posted 03 March 2013 - 07:09 AM
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Posted 03 March 2013 - 11:38 AM
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Posted 04 March 2013 - 04:06 AM
Provided everything you need is in there, then yes. Documents and settings is the equivalent to the "Users" folder in Windows7/8. You can backup the whole folder or just the folder of the user you're interested in.
If you want to back it up to perform a clean install then this method is fine but if you want to perform periodic backups then you might want to have a look into some backup automation software. Can't remember if XP had its own backup utility.
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Posted 04 March 2013 - 04:45 AM
Thanks freddie 
This is just a nice off so I'll just be copying the folder then!
This is just a nice off so I'll just be copying the folder then!
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Posted 04 March 2013 - 05:41 AM
If you need to do an incremental backup, SyncXP is a sweet little app that doesn't even need to be installed.
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Posted 04 March 2013 - 07:44 AM
Thanks Phil, but I plan to reformat the HDD I will keep that program in mind for the other PCs though!
I will keep that program in mind for the other PCs though!
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Posted 04 March 2013 - 12:30 PM
Just copy the user folder under documents & settings along with every hidden file (if you want to backup program settings) and you are done.
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Posted 04 March 2013 - 02:48 PM
And don't forget to export your browser favorites to a file and save them also, can be a pita trying to remember all your sites. 
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Posted 05 March 2013 - 05:19 AM
And don't forget to export your browser favorites to a file and save them also, can be a pita trying to remember all your sites.
Usually most of them are in the 'app data' section - hidden under user folder.
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Posted 05 March 2013 - 06:21 AM
Usually most of them are in the 'app data' section - hidden under user folder.
Easy shortcut for this; just type '%appdata%' into the directory bar in Windows Explorer
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Posted 05 March 2013 - 07:18 AM
Usually most of them are in the 'app data' section - hidden under user folder.
Easy shortcut for this; just type '%appdata%' into the directory bar in Windows Explorer
Nice! I don't know why I can't find like button in your post.
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Posted 05 March 2013 - 08:40 AM
Nice! I don't know why I can't find like button in your post.
Haha that's because I'm staff now and I don't have one 
Glad it helped you anyway! 
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