Is it practical to ...

swarfendor437 · 2026-05-01 21:10

make a snapshot of Q4OS on a Notebook once all settings are as you want them and use it to install to a Desktop? I am conscious that the hardware will be different, but if possible, how easy is it to do? Or is it just quicker to do separate installs?

q4osteam · 2026-05-01 21:14

It's quite feasible for such install to use S4-snapshot https://www.q4os.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4510 . If you want to start from a fresh system setup we recommend to use Desktop profiler with custom profiles https://www.q4os.org/dqa016.html

swarfendor437 · 2026-05-01 21:47

Many thanks. Would you advise installing to Notebook first, (client likely to want the full profile), use S4-snapshot on the installed Q4OS on Notebook and use the captured snapshot on the Desktop? Does this save the user and their login credentials?

q4osteam · 2026-05-01 23:03

Yes, install Q4OS on Notebook and create S4-snapshot. S4 has an option available to keep all user data and settings within the snapshot.

swarfendor437 · 2026-05-02 19:53

Excellent. Thank you so much. I will let you know how I got on installing Q4OS on two devices for a client.

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