cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/40885318

I’m going to switch from Windows 11 to Linux soon but first I wish to backup every every data and config files I can in my current Windows installation, even those that wouldn’t natively work in Linux. I know the \Users folder is important to back up, but I don’t know what other directories I am missing.

  • ItsMyVault101@piefed.socialEnglish
    161·
    15 hours ago
    1. C:/Users > all user data from all users on the PC
      or just from a single user
      %userprofile%/AppData
      %userprofile%/documents
      %userprofile%/(everything else like pictures, videos, etc.)
    2. C:/ProgramData > some programs saving files here, so all users can use the data
    3. C:/Program Files > majority of programs are installed here
    4. C:/Program Files (86x) > some programs are installed here