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In this thread, a user migrated from Vista to Windows 8.1 after their old laptop failed and encountered issues opening files from their Seagate hard drive, receiving unsupported file messages. They inquire about how to access their files, especially photos, on the new system. The first responder suggests that if backup software was used previously, it might be necessary to use that software to recover the files. The original poster clarifies that they used Vista’s backup feature, which differs from Windows 8.1’s File History.
In this thread, a user migrated from Vista to Windows 8.1 after their old laptop failed and encountered issues opening files from their Seagate hard drive, receiving unsupported file messages. They inquire about how to access their files, especially photos, on the new system. The first responder suggests that if backup software was used previously, it might be necessary to use that software to recover the files. The original poster clarifies that they used Vista’s backup feature, which differs from Windows 8.1’s File History.