Is it easy to transfer all programs; such files, programs and data from old laptop to a Gateway?
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It was easy for me. What I did was save all of my files and data on my old laptop to a flash ("thumb") drive and then when I inserted it into the Gateway, it was easy to transfer onto the new laptop. Programs may need to be re-downloaded on to the new laptop though, depending on how your old laptop saved them.
717778
effortlessly is relative...can you transfer the data and O/S? or is this as a secondary drive? Your mileage may vary!
1714646
Yes. My son's desktop is Windows 7 and his new laptop is Windows 7 as well. He had no problem transferring data except he had to take sure neither system went into hibernation because on the first try it did and he had to start the transfer over.
1044410
I thought I only had to connect the two computers Windows 7 to Windows 7 and start transfer and that it would transfer the programs and the files therefor. Do you mean to say that I have to install every program I have then transfer the files? There are dozens.
1271681
No you cannot transfer installed programs, only files. And you may want to set up a transfer folder with only the files you want and know to be safe, otherwise all files will be transferred, and if your old pc has a virus or any sort of corrupted files they will be transferred to your new pc. But the transfer cable is awesome I was extremely happy with it.
1392757
No computer tech needed. But if you are transferring files from an old computer, you might ask for help at that point.
1795271
Actually Yes. First install Windows Easy Transfer for XP and export all your settings to and external drive or network share. After Windows 7 installation run Easy Transfer (already in Win7) and restore your settings. This will transfer all your internet settings, favorites, docs, music, pics, etc., but not any of your old programs. Be sure to have copies of programs that you want to re-install after the of Windows 7.
1803354
YES - it worked perfectly for me. I moved everything from one lap-top hard drive to this device.
1037200
Yes its very plug and play! I personally never use any software for file back ups (i.e. the Seagate desktop software). You can just drag and drop from both desktop and laptop.
746192
Yes all you have to do is replace your old harddrive with the new, turn your computer on and then put in the disk and do what it tell you.
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Yes it can, but it depends on what data you are talking about moving, i.e. word,excel files, music, videos etc, yes. But If it's OS related, then the answer is no. Remember this cable is designed to transfer mixed file types, through the use of (Easy Transfer) app. that's built into the OSfrom one PC to another PC. If you transfer the OS types, then the only way to do this is to do a clean install, from one OS to another. And of this you need the OS discs or ISO file for the reinstall.
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check to see if the hard drive is okay...i took ours out and used a portable hard drive reader to connect to another pc, and was able to transfer all the files. Amazon has these readers cheap. Or Best Buy can do a recovery..inquire..it will be cheaper than Toshiba maybe if you are out of warrenty period. If your laptop is under warrenty, it is a flat postage fee of around $25.
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No, windows 8.1 is made so that all of your files will transfer over into your new os(win 8). Everything you have will be there when you're done
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Your question is pretty general, so it depends. YES if you are talking about moving or copying things like all documents, music, photos, videos,etc. NO if you mean transferring everything on one computer to another, including software/programs, because there are always different versions of those for PCs and Macs.
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The drive should be compatible with your laptop. Hopefully, your existing drive isn't totally gone and you have the means to transfer your existing info to the new drive.
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The easiest way is to hook both up to a single computer and transfer from there. I use MS Home Server of run them from the router and copy.
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If you want to transfer the OS and all of your apps and data from your old hard drive to your new one, you will need software like Apricorn's EZGig and a usb to eSATA cableto hook up the new hard drive to a usb slot on your old computer. Once you transfer all of the info from the old to new hard drive, you turn off the old computer, disconnect the battery if possible, and then open up the computer to switch out the hard drives. If you aren't interested in preserving your old data and have OS and all of the drivers for your computer, you can install the new hard drive and then set it up from scratch by installing the OS and then all drivers and applications you desire. Make sure you have all of the installation discs or downloads for the applications you want to reinstall if you don't do a drive copy.