For many people, how to transferring files from Windows computer to computer is a big headache. In this PowerPoint, you will learn 4 ways to transfer files from one computer to another easily and safely. You can pick up one when you are in need according to your situation.
2. How to Transfer Files from PC to PC in Windows
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Way 4:
Way 3:
Way 2:
Way 1:
Use a USB Flash Drive or External Hard Drive
Transfer Files from PC to PC via Cloud Storage
Back Up Data and Restore Them in Another PC
Rely on a Transfer Cable to Transfer Files and Data
4. Way 1: Use a USB Flash Drive or External Hard Drive
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STEP 03STEP 02
STEP 01
1. Insert the USB flash drive or the
external hard drive to your computer.
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2. Copy and move the
needed files and folders from
your computer to the drive,
and then safely eject the
drive from the computer.
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3. Plug the drive into another
computer and now you can
move the data from the drive
to the target computer.
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Way 1: Use a USB Flash Drive or External Hard Drive
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Way 2: Transfer Files from PC to PC via Cloud Storage
OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox are several common and frequently-
used online cloud services. If you have an account with a cloud storage
service, you can transfer files from laptop to laptop by uploading data
from the source computer to the cloud and then downloading them to the
target computer. In the following (taking OneDrive as an example):
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Way 2: Transfer Files from PC to PC via Cloud Storage
• Step-1: Open OneDrive and sign in to your account in the computer which you want to transfer files
from. Click Upload to add files or folders that you want to migrate to your OneDrive cloud account.
9. Way 2: Transfer Files from PC to PC via Cloud Storage
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Step-2:
Step-3:
Open another computer and sign in to OneDrive with your
account and passwords.
Right click the file or folder that you need and select the
option of Download in order to download the data to this
computer.
10. Way 2: Transfer Files from PC to PC via Cloud Storage
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Step-3:
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Preparations:
1. Connect an external hard
drive with enough space to
your computer.
2. Initialize and allocate the
external hard drive if it is a new
one.
3. Back up data in the
external hard drive in
advance to avoid data loss.
4. Download and install the
software of iSunshare
CloneGo on your PC.
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Way 3: Back Up Data and Restore Them in Another PC
• Step-1: Open iSunshare CloneGo and choose Backup. Then select a volume with all the data that you
want to transfer to back up.
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Way 3: Back Up Data and Restore Them in Another PC
• Step-2: Click the Choose button to
set a path to save the backup files.
• Tip: The path should be set on a
volume with enough space on the
external hard drive.
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Way 3: Back Up Data and Restore Them in Another PC
• Step-3: Hit the Start button to start
the data backup process and then
click Yes to confirm.
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Way 3: Back Up Data and Restore Them in Another PC
How to restore all data with the backup file?
• Install the tool in aother PC, launch it and
choose Restore.
• Select a partition with enough space on this
computer as the restoration destination.
• Tap Choose to select and open the backup file.
• Click Start > Yes to restore data to this PC.
18. Way 4: Rely on a Transfer Cable to Transfer Files and Data
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Last but not least, using a transfer cable for computer-to-computer data
transfer is also a good choice. Unlike an external drives, you don't need to
worry about the disk space with a transfer cable. And the data process
will be faster as the copy and paste operation is happening simultaneously
and directly from computer to computer. So you can adopt this method as
well if you like.