re: Correct way of saving data files before reformat
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 10:37 am
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Adam Bradley
(7830 messages posted)
Just saving the appdata folder will not save all your settings. Many are stored in
the registry or even in the folders of the programs themselves, also when making
the backups make sure they are not locked with any NTFS security measures such as
permissions or encryption (especially as the latter is pretty much unbreakable and
the files will be lost on the new install.)
On Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 8:37 am, Vic wrote:
>I am facing the daunting task of having to reformat my Dell inspiron 1520 laptop's
>hard drive and reloading all my programs. I am saving my data and as everything
including
>documents , photos, music, videos etc would all be locate as subfiles under “Jim”
>my computer’s name. It also includes the “Appdata” file.
>
>When I download the Jim file on my reformatted disk will that include
>All of my previous settings?? I am using Vista
>Thanks for any insight or tips to make this long task easier!
>Vic
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