Windows Help and Advice - USA (2019-06)

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Transfer data

to a newPC

“Gettinga newPCis exciting,but

don’t let transferring your data get

youdown– we’llshowyouhow!”

omepeoplegoonaboutthe

smellofa newcar,butforus

there’snothinglikethesmell

ofa newPC.It encapsulatesthe

potentialoftheupgrade,thechoice

cutsofsiliconwithinandtheempty

storagespaceeagertobeputtouse.

If youhavea newPC,youprobably

haveanoldonetoo,andit’smost

likelycrammedfullofdatathatyou’d

liketokeep.Luckily,youcantransfer

yourfileswithouthavingtounscrew

theharddriveandreinstallit inthe

targetmachine– althoughyoucan

certainlydothatif youwant.

Thereareplentyofotherwaysyou

candothis,whetherit’susingan

externalharddrivethatyoucopy

yourfilesonto,beforecopyingthem

againtothenewPC,orwhetheryou

wanttotakeadvantageoffast

broadbandspeedsandupload

everythingtothecloudbefore

downloadingit againonceyour

newcomputeris outofitswrapping.

1 Useanexternaldrive

Thesimplestwayis tocopyyourDocuments,Picturesand

maybeVideosfoldersfromyouroldPCtoanexternaldrive,then

copythemtothesamepositionsonthenewone.Thisworkswell,

withthebonusofgivingyoua backupcopyontheexternaldrive

youcankeep,butonlyif you’vebeenstrictaboutwhereyoukeep

things.Otherwiseyou’llhavetohuntforyourfilesonyouroldPC.

2 MakeuseofOneDrive

ThankstoitsintegrationwithWindows10,OneDriveis the

obviouschoicefortransferringfilesviathecloud.Aslongasyou

signinwiththesameMicrosoftaccountonbothPCs,andadd

youruserfoldersusingChooseFoldersinOneDriveSettings>

Account,theyshouldsyncacross.Theissueis thatfreeOneDrive

accountsarelimitedto5GBofspace.Payupif youneedmore.

Step-by-step TransferdatabetweenPCs

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