TECHDEBUTE SAYS Windows end-of-service deadline finally upon us, a
lot of holdouts are hurriedly making the upgrade to Windows 7 or 8.
Moving all your important files from Windows XP to your new computer may
sound like just one more hassle.Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that
hard at all. Here are four simple options for transferring your data
from Windows XP to a new PC without breaking a sweat.
EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE DATA:
Transfer your data to a new computer is by manually moving it from one PC to the next using removable physical storage, like a flash drive or external USB hard drive. The upside to this option is that you don’t have to download any software or go through any special steps. Just plug your external drive into your old computer, drag your files over, and then plug it into the new computer and drag the files back.first is that you’ll actually need enough physical storage to make the transfer. If the only external storage you have is a 512MB flash drive you got at a Circuit City in 2007, it’s not going to be practical for transferring large amounts of data.
Fortunately, external storage has gotten quite cheap. You can get a reliable, brand name 500GB external hard drive for $70 on Amazon or New egg. Not only will it help with the data transfer, but you’ll be able to use it to back up your important files in the future.
CLOUD BASED STORAGE:
storage service such as Dropbox. This can be a convenient way to transfer documents, but be aware that transferring large files (such as home movies) over a cloud-storage service can take a long time and eat into your monthly broadband cap, if you have one.Beyond that, free cloud services tend to offer small 5GB to 10GB storage limits, which may not be enough storage to handle all the data you want to transfer. Paying for additional cloud storage can overcome that hurdle, however. You can even piece together 50GB to 100GB of free cloud storage, if you don't mind creating accounts with several companies and putting in a little sweat equity.
A cloud service also requires that you manually pick the files to move over. If you’re not comfortable deciding which files to transfer, you might find one of the following two automatic file-transfer applications helpful.
WINDOWS EASY TRANSFER TOOLS BY USING:
Windows 7 and 8 come with a built-in tool for transferring user data from one Windows PC to another, called the Windows Easy Transfer tool. This application basically does what we described in the previous section transferring the contents of the Users folder for you, and also transfers over your user accounts and settings, unlike the previous options. It’s included in Windows 8 and 7, but you’ll have to download it for the Windows XP computer.
Once you’ve downloaded the file and installed it, just run “Windows Easy Transfer Tool for Windows 7” on your Windows XP computer and walk through the steps. Choose “An external hard drive or USB flash drive” when asked where you want to save the data, and then wait while the application scans your system.You’re given the option to password-protect your files, if you like, then asked where to save the file that contains all the data to be transferred. Choose to save it to your external hard drive, or to a cloud storage service.
Using Windows Easy Transfer to transfer XP data to a Windows 8 PC.
On your Windows 7 or 8 computer, just open the Start Menu or Start Screen (respectively) and type “Windows Easy Transfer,” then click on the utility application with that name. Click next, then click on the button marked “Yes.” This will allow you to navigate to the file you saved on your external hard drive or cloud storage folder. The Easy transfer tool will automatically transfer over documents, bookmarks, and other User data.
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EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE DATA:
Transfer your data to a new computer is by manually moving it from one PC to the next using removable physical storage, like a flash drive or external USB hard drive. The upside to this option is that you don’t have to download any software or go through any special steps. Just plug your external drive into your old computer, drag your files over, and then plug it into the new computer and drag the files back.first is that you’ll actually need enough physical storage to make the transfer. If the only external storage you have is a 512MB flash drive you got at a Circuit City in 2007, it’s not going to be practical for transferring large amounts of data.
Fortunately, external storage has gotten quite cheap. You can get a reliable, brand name 500GB external hard drive for $70 on Amazon or New egg. Not only will it help with the data transfer, but you’ll be able to use it to back up your important files in the future.
CLOUD BASED STORAGE:
storage service such as Dropbox. This can be a convenient way to transfer documents, but be aware that transferring large files (such as home movies) over a cloud-storage service can take a long time and eat into your monthly broadband cap, if you have one.Beyond that, free cloud services tend to offer small 5GB to 10GB storage limits, which may not be enough storage to handle all the data you want to transfer. Paying for additional cloud storage can overcome that hurdle, however. You can even piece together 50GB to 100GB of free cloud storage, if you don't mind creating accounts with several companies and putting in a little sweat equity.
A cloud service also requires that you manually pick the files to move over. If you’re not comfortable deciding which files to transfer, you might find one of the following two automatic file-transfer applications helpful.
WINDOWS EASY TRANSFER TOOLS BY USING:
Windows 7 and 8 come with a built-in tool for transferring user data from one Windows PC to another, called the Windows Easy Transfer tool. This application basically does what we described in the previous section transferring the contents of the Users folder for you, and also transfers over your user accounts and settings, unlike the previous options. It’s included in Windows 8 and 7, but you’ll have to download it for the Windows XP computer.
Once you’ve downloaded the file and installed it, just run “Windows Easy Transfer Tool for Windows 7” on your Windows XP computer and walk through the steps. Choose “An external hard drive or USB flash drive” when asked where you want to save the data, and then wait while the application scans your system.You’re given the option to password-protect your files, if you like, then asked where to save the file that contains all the data to be transferred. Choose to save it to your external hard drive, or to a cloud storage service.
Using Windows Easy Transfer to transfer XP data to a Windows 8 PC.
On your Windows 7 or 8 computer, just open the Start Menu or Start Screen (respectively) and type “Windows Easy Transfer,” then click on the utility application with that name. Click next, then click on the button marked “Yes.” This will allow you to navigate to the file you saved on your external hard drive or cloud storage folder. The Easy transfer tool will automatically transfer over documents, bookmarks, and other User data.
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