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Also, double-check that any offline email files have been copied across. This may well include browser bookmarks and passwords. You can then connect this to your new PC, and import the data into the program, or its new replacement. If all else fails, you may need to go back to your old PC, run the appropriate program, and File/Export the missing data to an external hard drive.
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See Transfer data, software and applications to Windows 10.

The unlimited version, Todo PCTrans Professional, costs $49.95. However, EaseUS offers a free version of Todo PCTrans Free 8.0, which will transfer two applications. The leading example is Laplink’s PCmover Professional, which costs $29.95 or £20.95 (half price offer).

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However, there are commercial utilities that will move programs from one Windows PC to another. If you have downloaded any apps from the Windows Store, you can easily re-install them by going to My Apps. If you have downloaded programs from the web – including browsers and email programs such as Windows Live Mail – it’s better to redownload the latest versions and do a clean installation. In general, it’s better to re-install programs from scratch, using original media and any product keys required. It’s generally the most reliable approach, and means you have a separate backup of your data.Īll the easy transfer utilities move personal data and files, not applications. In theory, you can do the transfer via a cable, a network connection, or DVD or CD-ROM discs, but I recommend using an external USB hard drive. The basic idea is to move the WET files wdscore.dll and MigAutoPlay.exe along with the data migration file.

A user called champlagne has explained the process on Microsoft’s Answers website. It comes with support, which can be expensive, and a money-back guarantee if you run into a technical problem that the company cannot solve.įor completeness, you can still use Windows Easy Transfer, which may appeal if you’ve used it several times before. Zinstall Easy Transfer is a commercial program that does the same thing for $59.
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The Windows 10 upgrade allows you to go back to your old operating system in a few minutes (go to Settings, Update & Security, and select Recovery), but this relies on a “windows.old” folder that will be deleted after 30 days to save disk space. (Yes, you should do a backup before you upgrade to Windows 10.)ĮaseUS also offers System GoBack Free “to downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 7/8/8.1”. I haven’t used it, but I have previously recommended EaseUS’s free backup and partition management utilities. Multi-license packs are available.ĮaseUS has also entered the market with an alternative Windows 10 Easy Transfer Tool, which is also a free download for home users. Commercial users can buy the program for a discounted price of $19.95 or £13.95. This “limited time offer” does not apply to business users, who are, I guess, identifiable because their PCs are connected to domains. It’s not hard, but I recommend reading the 19-page illustrated user guide ( PDF) before you start. Better have proof of ownership before you even try to get them to do that.So, you can now download a version of PCmover Express either via Microsoft’s web page ( Move your files, folders, and more, for free) or from Laplink.
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Do that twice, and you can't even install XPress again without contacting Quark and have them manually clear the activations for that product key. If you don't, their servers will still think the software is active on an older Mac you already erased the drive on to sell. You must deactivate it on the old computer, then install it fresh on the new one. Because of the same type of tying to hardware info, you can't just migrate the software over to a new Mac. Not the only one, but Quark XPress is like that. Hence the need to install Office fresh and just go through the activation routine again.
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Didn't matter that the registration file copied over, it was different hardware and would assume the user was trying to put an illegal copy onto another computer. Older versions wouldn't do that as it would create a hash file based on your hardware. Nice that MS works this way (in more recent versions of Office). Since that same data gets copied over to the new Mac, it comes up as already registered. When you register newer versions of Office, a file is created in the Group Containers folder noting the software has been activated with a valid key. Migration Assistant copies your entire home folder over to the new Mac.
