There is many ways to transfer the data. If you have a router, it’s possible to plug both laptops into the routers Ethernet ports and drag n drop files from one pc to another .. however in some situations you may need to adjust your laptops administrative settings to make this work. You can do the same transfer via wifi … Or if you have a “crossover” Ethernet cable you can connect the two laptops directly with this cable (no router required) and drag &drop your files between devices.
The simplest method (but not as fast) is to copy the files to an external hard drive and then copy again to the new device.
I would not attempt to move programs … Just do a fresh install of the programs you want on the new device ..Moving programs seldom works well.
Don’t throw out your old laptop for 12 months …. You may find later that you forgot to move some data or directories … and then you still have your old laptop with data.
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