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While using Windows you will have probably stored a great deal of data, including documents, emails, photographs and music. The chances are that you will want to transfer most of this information for use with Ubuntu. This section provides instructions on how to prepare yourself and your data for moving to Ubuntu. For the purposes, of this guide, you'll need access to your Windows system.
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While using Windows you will have probably stored a great deal of data, including documents, emails, photographs and music. The chances are that you will want to transfer most of this information for use with Ubuntu. This section provides instructions on how to prepare yourself and your data for moving to Ubuntu. For the purposes, of this guide, you'll need access to your Windows system.
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:18(para)
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Organising your files
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Organising your files
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:20(title)
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A good way of making sure that your data is safe and ready to be used in Ubuntu is to organise your files before you make the switch.
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A good way of making sure that your data is safe and ready to be used in Ubuntu is to organise your files before you make the switch.
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:21(para)
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Delete files which you do not use or need any more
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Delete files which you do not use or need any more
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:23(emphasis)
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Organize your files neatly into folders
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Organise your files neatly into folders
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:24(emphasis)
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Move all of your files into one central location
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Move all of your files into one central location
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:25(emphasis)
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Make sure that you have a copy of all of the files you want to keep
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Make sure that you have a copy of all of the files you want to keep
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:26(emphasis)
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General file organisation
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General file organisation
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:29(title)
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Of all of the data on your computer, a sizeable portion is likely to be <emphasis>redundant</emphasis>. That is, it is data which you will never need to use again, and there is no value in saving it for posterity. Before switching to Ubuntu, it is a good idea to identify and remove this redundant data. This has the advantage of reducing the amount of data which you must copy across from your Windows installation to your new Ubuntu installation.
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Of all of the data on your computer, a sizeable portion is likely to be <emphasis>redundant</emphasis>. That is, it is data which you will never need to use again, and there is no value in saving it for posterity. Before switching to Ubuntu, it is a good idea to identify and remove this redundant data. This has the advantage of reducing the amount of data which you must copy across from your Windows installation to your new Ubuntu installation.
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:30(para)
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If your data is organised neatly, back-up and retrieval of that data when you make the switch will be much simplified. It is worth spending a little time organising your data into one location, with different directories for different files and folders. If you have a tidy collection of documents, you are less likely to forget an important document when making the switch.
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If your data is organised neatly, back-up and retrieval of that data when you make the switch will be much simplified. It is worth spending a little time organising your data into one location, with different directories for different files and folders. If you have a tidy collection of documents, you are less likely to forget an important document when making the switch.
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Translated and reviewed by
Jen Ockwell
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Located in
windows/C/preparing.xml:31(para)
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