Patent ID: 8429253

Claim:
A system for migration of files and settings between computers comprising: (A) a first computer system having a processor, a storage device in communication with said processor, an input device in communication with said processor and an output device in communication with said processor; (B) one or more settings resident on said storage device; (C) one or more files resident on said storage device; (D) a second computer system in communication with said first computer system; and (E) a program for managing a migration of said one or more settings and said one or more files, said program resident on said storage device; said program comprising the steps of: (1) storing a base set comprising said one or more settings and file information corresponding to said one or more files for said first computer system at a first time; (2) determining a current state of said first computer system, said current state comprising at least a portion of said one or more settings and said file information at a second time; (3) comparing said current state of said first computer system with said base set of said first computer system to provide a table of changes; (4) analyzing said table of changes to create a migration plan; (5) migrating said one or more files and said one or more settings from said first computer system to said second computer system based on said migration plan.