8. Import Windows® Settings and Documents
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8. Import Windows® Settings and Documents

Transfugdrake allows you to import settings and documents from your Microsoft® Windows® partition into your Mandriva Linux partition, in order to ease migration from Windows® to Mandriva Linux. The wizard consists of a few simple steps, detailed below.

[Note] Note

At the time of writing, Transfugdrake only supports migration from Windows® XP operating system.
[Note] Note

Please bear in mind that each wizard operation takes effect immediately after clicking Next.

Procedure 11.1. Migrating User Settings and Documents

  1. Specify Source and Destination Users

    If you have more than one user on your operating systems, you are asked to select the source (Windows®) and target (Mandriva Linux) users: use the corresponding pull-down lists to select users.

  2. Migrate Documents

    You are then asked whether you want to migrate documents. Select the Skip step option if you don't want to migrate documents right now, but are interested in migrating settings.

    Select the Import documents option to copy documents from the Windows® partition to your Mandriva Linux system. Use this if you don't plan to use Windows® anymore and want to be able to delete its partition without too much risk of data loss. Files and folders from “My Documents”, “My Pictures” and “My Music” are copied over to the user's Documents, Pictures and Music folders, respectively.

    [Note] Note

    Please be patient, depending on the ammount of information to transfer, the copying operation may take a long time to complete.

    Selecting the Share documents option makes symbolic links (think of shortcuts in Windows®) to the documents instead of copying them over. Use this option to keep data on the Windows® partition.

    [Warning] Warning

    Please have in mind that if you later decide to delete or reinstall Windows®, or there's a virus that corrupts files, you may not be able to access your documents from Mandriva Linux anymore. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you select the “Import” option instead.

  3. Migrate Bookmarks

    Select the Import bookmarks option to import the web browser bookmarks. Both Microsoft® Internet Explorer® and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks are merged with the user's Mozilla Firefox bookmarks on Mandriva Linux.

    Select the Skip Step option if you don't want to import web browser bookmarks now, but want to continue importing other settings. You will have to rebuild, one by one, your Windows® bookmarks collection.

  4. Migrate Desktop Background Image

    Simply select the Use Mandriva background to keep your current Mandriva Linux desktop's background image, or select Import background to use the desktop background image of Windows® instead.

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