[Solved] Windows 11 Reinstall - Error 0x8007042b - 0x4000D

Anonymous
2023-04-12T22:58:05+00:00

Hello,

A few months ago a transferred my Appdata files from my SSD (where Windows is) to my HDD because my SSD was getting full.

Big mistakes, a lot of bugs since.
I'm now trying to reinstall Windows to get rid of all the issues but I get the Error 0x8007042b - 0x4000D "Installation failed in SECOND_BOOT with a mistake during MIGRATE_DATA".

Any advice on how to resolve that ?

Thanks

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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Anonymous
2023-04-19T15:56:15+00:00

It will be an exact copy. That means the wrong AppData files will be copied as well.

Suggest you pick one of the three choices I mentioned earlier. The easiest option is to create a new local admin account and delete your original user account. This prevents the AppData migration issues during setup.

Edit:

Additionally, the log shows some 0x00000002 errors, which can occur it the disk/file system is corrupted.

Run:

  • chkdsk c: /r

Restart Windows and let chkdsk start the scan.

Open Event Viewer and see the results of the last Chkdsk operation and post the info here. See How to check chkdsk scan result after reboot

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-14T16:28:37+00:00

    Are you sure it's a good idea to move this folder again ?

    I need to try to reinstall it first and if it fails I'll try your method yeah.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-14T16:08:58+00:00

    Do you have any data on C: you can safely move to another drive? If you do, perhaps move it and then reinstate the AppData folder, so as to have at least 20 GBs free in the C partition.

    The situation with the EFI system partition may or may not be involved since the upgrade needs to make changes to a file in that partition. I have seen Dell systems with less than 50 MBs available in that partition and this situation is not that easy to fix, if it were to be causing a problem.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-14T15:33:22+00:00

    I'll definitely buy a better SSD but at the moment I need to repair my version of Windows first.

    Well you're supposed to be able to move this file but I don't know, everything went to **** after that.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-14T14:21:52+00:00

    I got the file and checked it. Considering you are running a compact OS and only have 18 GBs available on your C: partition, and only 48 MBs in your EFI System partition, my best suggestion would be to reinstall on a much larger drive. Windows needs room to work, and having more room would help make your system perform better.

    As far as moving folders, if Windows gives you the option to move a folder, maybe that is OK. If you have to use a workaround, perhaps it is not OK.

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