I have been a long term user of MacOS for years. Main reason why I came to MacOS years ago was I grew tired of Windows 11 and Microsoft in general. However lately I've found myself annoyed with Apple's restrictions. I can't run some games I want to play on it due to the fact that I have an M4 which isn't compatible with Dual booting with either Windows or Linux natively on bare metal grow a garden. I can't install some apps and stuff in VM's due to the fact that it needs the ARM versions of everything which not every app, etc is supported, and my hard drive is so small I can't do anything too big with it, and I don't want to buy an external drive just for VM.

So I am thinking about transferring from MacOS to Linux, by possibly buying a mini PC and moving to it.

I've tried Ubuntu and Linux Mint in the past. Not a fan of Linux Mint, however Ubuntu is a possibility due to the ease of use but I am open to discussing other versions of Linux. I've played around with Ubuntu a bit in VM and I do like the layout of it, but some of the limitations of using it in the VM is notable.

One thing I would need to do, if I am to switch systems at some point in the future is have a way to transfer all my passwords, files, etc to the new system. How would I do that? What advice would people here have for me?