Office 365 files do not transfer to new computer.

[efhmc]

I bought the software and do not "rent" it but at this point, I will buy it again to uninprison my files. Any suggestions. Thank you. BTW, I HATE Microsoft. I always have. Nothing new.

[Marcus IM]

1. Everything transferred fine for me when I upgraded to a Mac M1.

I waited for the ARM compatibility of 365.

If it's a windoze PC, I can't help. Sorry.

Good luck

[kimbutgar]

2. Did you try to copy to a pen drive then move them over to the new computer?

It’s tedious but that’s how I was able to transfer files from old to new. My Seagate external drive was no help.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. What is a pen drive

[canetoad]

5. I think Kim means

A USB drive.

Not a bad idea. You could do a search using the file extensions as search term ie: .docx, .xlsx etc.

[Fichefinder]

4. WPS Office (Freeware) helped me ditch MSOffice

Not a paid advert. All the good stuff, free

[hunter]

6. It's never too late to learn Linux.

The last Microsoft product I used on my personal machines was Windows 98SE.

Two of the friendlier Linux communities are Mint and Raspberry Pi OS.

https://www.linuxmint.com/

https://www.raspberrypi.com/

LibreOffice works very well these days, and it's free.

https://www.libreoffice.org/

One of the reasons I use Linux is that there's much less hassle when I upgrade my computers. I install Linux on the new machine, grab the applications I normally use, and then I simply transfer the entire home directory of my old machine to the new machine in its own folder.

I don't throw anything away. I've got most of the computers I've used since the 'seventies emulated on my desktop. When I upgrade to a new machine all the old stuff comes along and generally it just works -- old MSDOS apps, Windows 3.1 apps, my Atari eight bit stuff, and more. None of my data gets orphaned by the operating system or the applications I use. I've got stuff I wrote in the 'seventies that still works.

The transition from Windows 98 to Linux was my most difficult machine upgrade in terms of getting everything to play well together, but it's been smooth sailing since. I first signed on to DU using a Windows 98 machine.

I don't suggest you learn Linux on your main computer. It is, however a great upgrade for an older computer you are not using any more, or the sorts of computer you can purchase for $100 or less, including the Raspberry Pi.