If you see a gray OneDrive cloud icon (instead of a white one), click the gray cloud and sign in to OneDrive with the same email address you used for OneDrive on your Windows 7 PC. The files from your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders on your Windows 7 computer will appear automatically in those locations on your Windows 10 computer.įor more information about OneDrive in Windows Setup, see Files save to OneDrive by default in Windows 10. If you click Next all the way through Windows setup, including on the 'Back up your files with OneDrive' screen, you'll be able to browse your files in File Explorer after setup finishes.

When prompted, sign in with the same Microsoft account you used to set up OneDrive on your Windows 7 PC.

If you haven't yet set up your new PC, follow the steps that appear on the screens to complete Windows setup, making sure you connect the PC to the Internet during the process. Otherwise, you'll be deleting your files from the cloud and all your devices as well, including your new Windows 10 PC. If you plan to delete your files from your Windows 7 PC before you recycle it, make sure you unlink OneDrive first. Make sure that you keep your PC connected to the Internet until all your files are finished uploading and the cloud icon says 'Up to date.' If an error appears, click the cloud icon for more info about what went wrong and how to fix it. In the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, hover over the OneDrive white cloud icon to check the status of the files uploading to OneDrive. Press Windows key +E to open Windows Explorer and browse to the folders you want to move. If you have files outside of your Documents, Pictures, and Desktop folders that you want to move to your new PC, use Windows Explorer. Select Start backup (or in older versions of OneDrive, select Start protection). In the Back up your folders dialog box, select all the folders that have files you want to move to your new PC. (You might need to select the Show hidden icons arrow ( ) next to the notification area to see the OneDrive icon.) In the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the OneDrive white cloud icon, and then click Settings. For example, connect to a wired connection instead of wireless if possible, and pick a time of day when other people in your household aren't transferring a lot of data over your Internet connection. Note: If you have a lot of large files on your Windows 7 PC, we recommend that you follow the next steps when you have the fastest possible internet connection.

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