How to backup Windows before formatting
Before formatting your PC you can backup a lot of files used by some softwares, here the paths where the most commonly used programs store their data in operating systems Windows Vista/Windows 7.
In this way is possible to restore the data after formatting and reinstalling Windows.
N.B.: to be able to access at these paths you have to enable the viewing of hidden files.
Here the paths:
- Firefox
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla
- Various
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Local
- MSN
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Messenger
- NVU
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Roaming\Nvu
-
Outlook
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Signatures
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WindowsMessaging Subsystem\Profiles
- PC Suite
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Roaming\PC Suite
- Ovi Suite
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Local\Nokia\Nokia Ovi Suite
- PCSync
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Roaming\Nokia\PCSync
- Skype
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Roaming\Skype
- Windows Sidebar
C:\Users\
UserName
\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar