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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 ...
- You can't directly change the primary alias of a Microsoft account unless you delete or add aliases.
- Adding an existing email address (like gmail) as an alias to an account is only possible if it's not already associated with another Microsoft account.
- Deleting an account (like gmail) takes time and isn't immediate — Microsoft might hold a deletion period.
- Using the same Microsoft account on both PCs is crucial for OneDrive syncing.