Transferring Files And Settings Manually - Gateway MT6709h User Manual

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Transferring files and settings manually

You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to removable media, such
as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive.
Finding your documents
Many programs save your personal data files in the Documents or My Documents folder. Look
in your old computer's documents folder for personal data files.
To find files in the documents folder:
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Finding other files
Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data files. For more information, see
"Searching for files" on page
You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file's extension (the part of the
file name following the last period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension
and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension.
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Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete
the transfer.
Help
For more information about transferring files, click Start, then
click Help and Support. Type transferring files in the Search Help
box, then press E .
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In Windows Vista, click
displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to
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In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. The My Documents window opens
and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to
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In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on
the desktop. Go to the next step.
Double-click the C:\ drive icon.
Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens
and displays many of your saved personal data files.
Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on your network.
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File type File usually ends in...
Documents .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT
Spreadsheets .XLS, .XLT, .TXT
Pictures .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG, .EPS
Movies .MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV
Sound and music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA
(Start), then click Documents. The Documents folder opens and
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