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Transferring Everything from Laptop to Laptop?

Posted on 2/25/26 at 6:12 am
Posted by RetiredSaintsLsuFan
NW Arkansas
Member since Jun 2020
2323 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 6:12 am
My 6+ year old laptop is getting weirder everyday, so I am researching a new laptop. What is the best way to transfer everything over? I keep getting screens popping up while I am not touching anything. I think it is the keyboard causing this.
Posted by TigerGman
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Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 2/25/26 at 6:16 am to
PC or Mac?

Both have built in transfer programs.
Posted by Dallaswho
Texas
Member since Dec 2023
3478 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 6:34 am to
scp, rsync.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
14458 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:09 am to
You need to have your system checked for malware. MalwareBytes is a good place to start.

All your programs will need to be reinstalled, because they're not composed of just "files." Your documents and spreadsheets and whatnot can be transferred in many ways, but you need to stop clicking on whatever is flashing in your browser window, and switch to a browser like Brave which automatically block ads and popups.
Posted by RetiredSaintsLsuFan
NW Arkansas
Member since Jun 2020
2323 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:39 am to
One of he the popup's is the search feature of "F9 ". The keyboard backlight turns on then the search screen pops up. The calendar popped up while I was typing this. I had four popup's while I was typing this. It is not malware. I use DuckDuckGo and Brave only.
Posted by RetiredSaintsLsuFan
NW Arkansas
Member since Jun 2020
2323 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 7:40 am to
quote:

PC or Mac?

Both have built in transfer programs.


PC
Posted by LEASTBAY
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Posted on 2/25/26 at 9:36 am to
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This post was edited on 2/25/26 at 9:38 am
Posted by TigerGman
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Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 2/25/26 at 12:03 pm to
Here's the built in way on a PC. They also make software out there you can buy you might want to look into.

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