Moving your work.
WHAT TO PLAN
What must move How long it will take What you need immediately
WHAT TO MOVE
Documents and data Browser bookmarks and saved sites Email, where it is stored locally Application settings, where portable Licences and product keys
WHAT PEOPLE FORGET
Licences Authentication applications on a phone Saved passwords in a browser Files outside the documents folder Templates
THAT SECOND POINT
Moving to a new phone without transferring your authentication application locks you out of accounts.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Use the transfer facility, or reset two-factor using your recovery codes.
WHAT TO VERIFY
That transferred files open That email sends and receives That essential software runs
HOW LONG TO KEEP THE OLD MACHINE
Until you are certain, which is longer than you expect.
WHAT TO DO BEFORE DISPOSAL
Sign out of everything Remove it from your accounts Wipe it properly
WHY
Deleting files does not remove them.