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BrandonBrooks
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Feb 27, 2025
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Transfer data from Surface Pro Laptop to Lenovo Yoga

I have a bunch of files (mostly saved to desktop and to downloads) that I want to transfer to the new Lenovo laptop. Preferably, I would like the Lenovo computer to be an exact clone of the surface pro. Like using it would have the same exact files and locations as the surface laptop.

How would I go about doing this? I was thinking of buying a harddrive and downloading everything to it via USB and then hooking it up to the new laptop. IDK, is this the route to go? I just don't want to lose my files (pdfs, word docs, some videos, etc)

  • If you are going to buy something, buy OneDrive. It will automatically sync folders between the computers, which can include the Downloads and Documents folders. It also can keep a copy online so you have a backup if your computer dies or is stolen, and you can get to everything from your phone or anything else with a web browser.

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    Sofiamilll
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    If you are going to buy something, buy OneDrive. It will automatically sync folders between the computers, which can include the Downloads and Documents folders. It also can keep a copy online so you have a backup if your computer dies or is stolen, and you can get to everything from your phone or anything else with a web browser.

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