DanTheGamer11 Posted March 3, 2013 Posted March 3, 2013 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'? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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freddie Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Thanks freddie This is just a nice off so I'll just be copying the folder then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 If you need to do an incremental backup, SyncXP is a sweet little app that doesn't even need to be installed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Thanks Phil, but I plan to reformat the HDD I will keep that program in mind for the other PCs though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Just copy the user folder under documents & settings along with every hidden file (if you want to backup program settings) and you are done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) 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. Edited March 5, 2013 by d6bmg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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