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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Which directories should I back up in Windows before moving to Linux? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 2 days ago by enchantedgoldapple@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/40885318

I'm going to switch from Windows 11 to Linux soon but first I wish to backup every every data and config files I can in my current Windows installation, even those that wouldn't natively work in Linux. I know the \Users folder is important to back up, but I don't know what other directories I am missing.

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

Exactly! Your user data is stored in c:\users. This includes, well, your user data for all of the users, including all user-spefific configuration files and application data and actual files and directories created by the user.

Unfortunately lots of configuration is stored in the registry and is useless for transitioning them over to Linux. Same with most Windows software that doesn't use the registry. You'll unfortunately also find configuration files all.over the place. Might it be in the application's installation directory c:\ProgramData, or somewhere else.