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127127### Copy the data to the new device
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129129<Warning>
130 The copy holds full conversations and can hold unencrypted secrets, such as [cloud credentials in Cowork session working directories](#transient-credential-files). Encrypt any intermediate copy, restrict access to it, and delete it when you're done.
130 The copy holds full conversations. Encrypt any intermediate copy, restrict access to it, and delete it when you're done.
131131</Warning>
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1331331. Quit Claude Desktop on both devices. Closing its window isn't enough.
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1341342. If the new device has an application-data directory (see [Where data lives](#where-data-lives)), delete it. This removes anything the user created in it.
1351353. Copy these to the same paths. On Windows, use a copy tool that supports paths longer than 260 characters.
136136 * The application-data directory, except these files in it, which the app creates again when it needs them:
137 * `host-creds-*.json` and `ccd-session-secrets/`, which hold unencrypted credentials and can remain after a crash
138 * `spaces-present/*/*/link-key`, `ccd-environment-config.json`, and `cowork-enabled-cli-ops.json`, which the new device can't decrypt. If you copied them, quit Claude Desktop on the new device, then delete them.
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138 * `host-creds-*.json`
139 * `ccd-session-secrets/`
140 * `spaces-present/*/*/link-key`
141 * `ccd-environment-config.json`
142 * `cowork-enabled-cli-ops.json`
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144 If you copied any of them, quit Claude Desktop on the new device, then delete them.
139145 * `~/Claude/`, or `~/Documents/Claude/` on legacy installs
140146 * `~/.claude/` and `~/.claude.json`
141147 * The folders and repositories that the user's projects, scheduled tasks, and Code sessions use
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