On 20/11/2016 12:54, Broadback wrote:
I am considering replacing my desktop computer. what is the best way of
transferring data from my old one to the new?

Usually by installing the hard disk from your old pc into the new
one and giving it a new reference. If it was C: in your old
computer (with everything chucked into a single drive) then
it will be D: in your new computer.

Problems arise when the old disk used the parallel ATA interface
and the new one only allows for serial ATA.

Then there is the problem of creating partitions on the new
computer. Years ago Partition Magic and its sister product for
backups, made this a doddle, but there doesn't seem to be much
out there now that can resize and create partitions on the fly.

Does Win10 have this functionality built in these days ?.