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install4you
Dec 20, 2025Copper Contributor
problems transferring everything
I’ve been working to migrate all files and settings from an old Win 10 pc to a new Win 11 pc. I wanted to use the built-in windows backup tool with One Drive because that seems to be the easiest and ...
MarylandCrab
Dec 22, 2025Bronze Contributor
You originally set up your Windows 10 PC with a local account (not tied to any Microsoft account).
Later, during an update, the local account became linked to your i4y Microsoft account.
You want to switch from i4y to gmail as your primary Microsoft account to synchronize data via OneDrive.
You’re concerned about deleting the gmail account because it might still be in use or could be deleted by Microsoft.