@Nicholas Thompson <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> As I've had both a:"I didn't backup in time(insert me babling incoherently" to "Thank god I did backup!" I used one called Hdclone: https://www.miray.de/download/hdclone.html
When I last needed to use it (2017-2018) more or less decided that if I didn't remember what something was or if it was even on my disk, it wasn't that important. It's also really nice to do a clean start thing from time to time (in my opinion) On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 11:22 AM Barry MacKichan < barry.mackic...@mackichan.com> wrote: > Trust the backup software. If they missed any essential files, they would > be out of business. > > --Barry > > On 11 Nov 2019, at 13:11, Nick Thompson wrote: > > Thanks, Barry, > > > > This is very helpful. > > > > Are there any programs that help you move the right stuff, or shall I just > restore the back up to the new computer and trust that my back up software > knows what it is doing. > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Barry > MacKichan > *Sent:* Monday, November 11, 2019 10:48 AM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Setting up a new PC > > > > The last time I had to do this, I tried the following, and it worked > moderately well. > > For any software that costs me money, I put the software > license/serial/unlock code in my password manager (1Password). > It helps also to try to make a list of the open-source software I’m using. > > The new computer has the basic system and apps installed. > > I download new copies of the bought software and unlock with the info in > 1Password. I pass over software I no longer use. > I reinstall the open-source software I know I will use. > > I copy data that I know I need (mail archive, some program settings, etc.) > > I leave the rest on the backup disk, which I keep for the life of the new > computer, and recover stuff from it on an as-needed basis. > > I have a multidisk backup where I put archival files that I won’t be using > actively. > > > > --Barry > > On 8 Nov 2019, at 15:20, Nick Thompson wrote: > > Kindly FRIAMers, > > > > Do you have any advice to give, or a website to suggest, that will help me > decide how to set up the computer I just bought. I back up the old > computer to a hard drive every night, and I had always thought to transfer > the data to the new one by restoring the backup file to the new computer. > But I assume there is a LOT of crap in there I don’t want. SOMEBODY must > have thought about this issue and written something avuncular for people > like me. > > > > Thanks, as always, > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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