Transferring Data

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by DallasCowboysFan, Aug 2, 2020.

  1. Can I buy a cable to transfer data from an old computer to a new one?

    Will they transfer everything to include boookmarks photos and Windows?
     
  2. Robert Morse

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    How much data do you need to move? Maybe you should move it to a cloud-based storage so you never have to move it again. If it a large amount of data, the fastest way to move it is to move the old HD to the new PC and move it from drive to drive.
     
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  3. I am aware of the cloud, but I have never used it.
    I was always concerned with the cloud being hacked and losing all my private data.

    But it is probably over reacting.

    If I was using the cloud, it would be available anytime, anywhere.


    The idea of right clicking every file and sending it to the new laptop is overwhelming.

    I'll probably find a local computer shop and pay them $35 to do it for me.
    Then, start using the cloud.

    Thanks

    BTW, I wonder how popular it is, I wonder how many people use it?
     
  4. Robert Morse

    Robert Morse Sponsor

    I use dropbox for personal data I use every day. By leaving the files there, it is held on my local PC but updates to the cloud when I save. That is limited in size, I have about 5.5GB. That is free. Then I pay about $12/year for Icloud for basic storage that I want to access but not live like Dropbox. That is about 50GB. If my PC crashes, I only lose time, as I can recover all my files on any PC. Dropbox is secure but not as much as iCloud which requires my cell phone for verification to access.

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  5. How much data do you want to copy? How many GB?
     
  6. I don't recall the figure, but I was only using about 10 percent of my total capacity
     
  7. If it is not too much data you could just get a suitable USB stick, copy all data from the old PC onto it and then stick it in the new PC.
     
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