For about 20 bucks you can buy an enclosure for the old computer’s hard drive. Hard drive comes out easy, install in the enclosure very easily. This device connects to your new computer via usb. Your computer will read the old hard drive like it would any external device. Put enclosure in your desk drawer and you will always have it and the data.
trying to back up the hard drive on the old laptop to My Passport portable HD before attempting transfer
isn’t working,”backpu did not complete successfully” “system cannot find tge file specified. (0x80070002)
good grief.