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Old 09-10-2021, 07:18 AM
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Default copy data, maybe program, not OS

Your original computer is quite old and may have issues you are not aware of in the OS...and may have malware/spyware you are not aware of.

Since you have a nice, new computer running properly do as some suggested and copy the data, pictures, music to a flash drive or preferably online depending on how much there is...if it is too much data, you'll likely need to pay for the online usage.

Then, as time goes by, when you find you need a program, install it and access the needed data in your cloud storage or copy that data to the new computer.

Take this as an opportunity to clear out what you don't use or need with programs and data.