When to use Laplace or Fourier Transform?

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When would one consider to use the Laplace over the Fourier Transform and vice versa?
 

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Laplace initial value problems/temporal prolems/influence/probability/unbounded
Fourier Transform boundary value problems/spacial problems/noise reduction/bounded
There are other transforms as well like Hankel transforms.
 

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