'Easy Transfer' Windows 7 to Windows 7

rubble2

I wonder if anyone can offer some advice please?

I will need to transfer data from an old Windows 7 machine to a new Windows 7 machine. I have been looking at a Belkin 'Easy Transfer Cable' to achieve this but I am unsure as to wether this is necessary.

Reading information on line the Easy Transfer cable is needed when moving info from an older operating system to a newer one, am I correct therefore in thinking that if I access the 'Windows Easy Transfer' program on both windows 7 machines then I can move the files over a standard USB cable?

Thanks

S0litaire

You only need that transfer cable if you don't have a network cable or wifi on both machines! or an external drive to store the data.

If you can put them both on the same network then all you need to do is share a folder on the NEW PC and run the transfer wizard on the old PC and during the wizard it will ask you if you want to store it on the old PC, on a external drive or a networked location.

Select the network location and browse to the shared folder on the OLD PC.


The USB cable option is only for machines that are not (or can't be) connected to the same network.

You can't use any old USB, it has to be one wired for data transfer

rash161

S0litaire wrote: »

You only need that transfer cable if you don't have a network cable or wifi on both machines! or an external drive to store the data.

If you can put them both on the same network then all you need to do is share a folder on the NEW PC and run the transfer wizard on the old PC and during the wizard it will ask you if you want to store it on the old PC, on a external drive or a networked location.

Select the network location and browse to the shared folder on the OLD PC.


The USB cable option is only for machines that are not (or can't be) connected to the same network.

You can't use any old USB, it has to be one wired for data transfer

You can use a crossover ethernet cable which will be a fraction of the price of a USB thing.

Use/Make a crossover cable, connect both machines together, set a static IP on each then there's a number of ways of transfering.

You could share a folder, usually right click on it and click properties, it's in there somewhere.

Does Windows have anything like SFTP/SCP/rsync built in yet? If not FileZilla have an FTP server and client.

rubble2

rash161 wrote: »

You can use a crossover ethernet cable which will be a fraction of the price of a USB thing.

Use/Make a crossover cable, connect both machines together, set a static IP on each then there's a number of ways of transfering.

You could share a folder, usually right click on it and click properties, it's in there somewhere.

Does Windows have anything like SFTP/SCP/rsync built in yet? If not FileZilla have an FTP server and client.

Thanks,

If I connect the two computers as suggested using a crossover ethernet cable then I assume I can still use the Windows Easy Transfer program as there is an option in there for transferring data via a network

Esqui

Yes, you should be able to connect the two directly, and Easy Transfer should work pretty well as it is - there's no need to configure IPs or network settings.


Half the time I don't even pay attention to what sort of cable I use...I don't think I use crossover cables very often, and it works.

closed

Using easy transfer overcomplicates things, you just need to copy some data from a to b, there are many threads on the subject https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?complete=0#complete=0&q=easy+transfer+site:forums.moneysavingexpert.com


To connect them together across the lan a standard pound shop network cable attached to a router will do it (no messing with static ip addresses or crossover cable required), as will connecting them both internally to the new pc, or by using a usb caddy, or copy the data to any usb hard disk/flash drive, and copy back.

The best answer depends on what you intend to do with the pc's and drives afterwards, and what kit you have available already, buying an easy transfer cable for a one off use would be a waste of money.

As you seem to have an external drive in a caddy/usb backup drive already, that's the obvious no cost solution

rubble2 wrote: »

I have an external HDD in a caddy,

Thanks

rubble2 wrote: »

Hi,

I have an external Hard drive that I use for backups

Thanks