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Moving from Windows 7 to Windows 10...

Finally replaed my old studio 1555 with a shiney new XPS 15, with most of the bells & whistles & now its time to move everything on over.
Old laptop running 64 bit WIn 7 Pro & new on running 64 bit Win 10 Pro.
Looking for suggestions on transferring files & settings, kinda like the old file & transfer wizard, free software would be nice, but if paid works better, I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks!
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well, if you use a software you still have to tell it what to backup - or you will miss files and folders...
why install software - if you can do it directly, as good, and know what you did?
Nobus,  

The question is about files and settings not simply user data.  If all he cared about is pictures, music and docs, and wanted to start everything from scratch on Windows 10, then why even ask the question?  

What files and folders would any reputable software miss?  Certainly any mentioned above catch the docs, music, pics, etc. in user areas, most catch desktop, downloads and some settings as well.  If a user keeps stuff in places outside those areas, the user would by necessity know that.  

How adept must one be to find app settings, keys and data not readily visible?  What items in the local and roaming folders are needed? Which should not be copied?   Ever try to find your outlook data and settings?  Quicken data, templates and keys?  Or your Firefox bookmarks and settings?   Simply copying the entirety of the user hidden Local/roaming directories would miss some of these and include significant baggage like browser cache and temp areas not needed and some items that could confuse apps already set up on the new Windows system.

I use Fabs because its flexible and easy to control myself. It finds the important stuff including user data and common settings.  It knows what to get from the local/roaming  directories and Windows global areas.  It knows the strange places where apps it supports keep data, settings and keys.  It provides options to deselect what it finds and  to add your own items to the backup job.  Once the job is set, one click completes the job -- Just keep  your hands in your pockets and watch the blinking lights. The restore works the same way with options for all the categories it can restore.  You just choose and go.  

Do you really want to setup again budget categories in quicken? Or, RSS feeds in your browsers,?  How about 2 or 3 eMail connections in Outlook or Thunderbird?   Doing it all manually can take many hours for a few apps and many days for more  before everything works the way it should in the new Windows.  A little software help can mitigate errors and shave off a lot of that time.  Time that can be used for anything the automation couldn't handle.
fred - i normally don't  answer to an expert
but since you adress me , here my answers
1->>  The question is about files and settings not simply user data  <<  where did you see that?
2->>  What files and folders would any reputable software miss? <<  all folders and files that a person decides to store elsewhere - not in default locations
3>>  How adept must one be to find app settings, keys and data not readily visible?  <<  all users are suupposed to keep track of keys and passwords

that's all i want ot say about it and i won't answer this further
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Planning on trying Fabs, as the price is oore than reasonable. Will it give me a list of programs I should have installed before hand? Of course, I know what I want, but it may also help in weeding out stuff I'm not needing.
II'm assuming the iTunes are all backups currently on computer?
I've got a couple of old phones & actually may need to restore one, to get some notes, VM, I may need in a legal dispute!
@gromack  

The site lists the software it supports.  It is not as extensive as Easeus and keep in mind, Fabs does not move or install software -- just the data and settings.    I usually reinstall the apps first, then restore the data and settings.  

@Nobus  #1 see original question paragraph 3.  
                #2  If a user created and stored data in another place they would know (as I stated) and can include those in the backup
                      Some apps also store data in strange places unbeknownst to the user.  quickbooks is a good example.  
                #3  Users are supposed to do lots of things...
have it your way - i've said what i think is best
@Nobus  There is nothing wrong with your way and in fact I pretty much did that when I built a new PC for myself.  It took me weeks to get everything moved setup and customized (I'm a pack rat with apps, data, tools, Bookmarks and customization that accumulated over many years).  

I wanted to take the time to glean my old system and skip some junk,  Like you, I have the knowledge needed to figure out how to do it. Even so, I still used software for tedious or impossible portions to do manually.  I took a lot of time on reorganizing my folder trees, getting rid of items no longer useful and deleting duplicate media.   You would not believe the number of files/names that can exist for the same manual, picture or song etc.
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Thanks to all, will make a restore point & try different options, of course leaving old one in tact for a while in the event I or any software missed anything. Mail concern were things like iTunes backups, Quickbook files, etc., not trying to transfer programs, fortunately, I do keep all my install disks!
Thanks for the update and I was happy to assist.