Saving user files when upgrading to windows 10?

Question

Windows

I'm a sysadmin trainee, second day at work.
They gave the task to upgrade the PC from Win7 to Win10, while transferring user files.
To update, we use Symantec Ghost, which is in WinPE (all this is on an external hard drive)
We were told to mount files from drive C to drive D via regedit
But when upgrading, Symantec Ghost formats the drive completely, and everything disappears The system
administrator, who helps us, says what should be done through the domain
How? How can I do something with user files through the domain?

Answer 1

Eh, what?! O_o Symantec Ghost is not intended to do any kind of "upgrade" because... it creates "snapshots" of disks and partitions. Well... if you get confused and there is a second disk or a customized image is created... but it's still an overwrite.
Will there be two disks after the update?
In general, such things are done through the creation of a customized image (or several), for example, through Windows Deployment Services - WDS or Deployment Toolkit - WDT, Windows Automated Installation Kit - WAIK or Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit - WOPK (oh, and they got sick of changing not only the names , but also the tools themselves)
You can deploy a clean or already configured WIM image with scripts. You can use the configured image to VHD or VHDX.
It is possible through group policies or even WSUS to launch an update on any number of computers.
You can go to OSZone and read everything relevant on the topic - "Automatic (or automation) installation of Windows". Start with this .

Answer 2

And why not ask the system administrator how and through what to do it?

Answer 3

To begin with, let's decipher what you described:
Given: user machines on windows 7
Given (but this is not accurate): user data in default places on the system disk (folder C:\Users\USERNAME\blablabla)
Given: a golden image of the new OS prepared by your system administrator
Given: update mechanism: the system disk is completely reloaded on a golden image
Task: to make sure that user data is not lost.
The task is in the understanding of your system administrator: to remap user folders (or the default profile storage folder) to the D: drive, which will not be overwritten.
The solution of the problem in the form in which your system administrator assigned it to you: approximately described here
This solution implies that someone will copy user files to a new location, and apparently this will be done by your hands (and your time), which is typical for interns =)
The solution to the problem that your system administrator is hinting at: do the same, but only with the help of domain policies (a script for transferring files, remapping the profile storage location to another disk)
More adequate and modern solutions to the problem (you can apply at least all at once, although some connections will be meaningless: D ):
1. As part of the update, provide for the migration of user data to the network share and recovery after (you were already pointed to USMT in the comments , note that this is the recommended MS method)
2. Storing user profiles on the server (roaming profiles)
3. Forget about upgrading using disk cloning as a nightmare.
The same Symantec and other solutions allow you to deploy systems over the network, with normal preparation and prescripts for user files.
MS has its own network deployment system - Windows Deployment Services.
In addition, it was for the upgrade to 10-ku that an adequate (although there were complaints about it at the start of the appearance of W10) system for upgrading from previous OS via Windows Update (which you also pointed out in the comments, I will not ascribe glory to myself) appeared - with the preservation user data!
However, your system administrator uses the tools to which he is accustomed, and you should try to fit him. I wrote all this so that you know that there is a "better" way to do what you have to do.
PS stop talking on the toaster and go upgrade, otherwise you won't have time to process everyone by rewriting disks before the new year :D Joke

Answer 4

Saving user files when upgrading to windows 10?

Yes, elementary.

• As a rule, the user's files are on the server, and you can simply upgrade the user's machines as you like, this will not harm the files in any way.
  
• Less commonly, user files are located in the Users folder on the system drive, in which case it is enough to copy this directory.
  
• It also occurs when user files are neatly scattered wherever possible - there is only manual work. Find out together with the user where they are and save. Doesn't involve any automation.
  

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