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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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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Just whatever documents you created as a user.

Nothung wlse UA of value in another Windows install, let alone on Linux.

These are all the docs you should already be backing up anyway.