Computer Migration SoftwarePost Date: 2014-05-30 |
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Thandal
Newbie Joined: 23 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
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Topic: Computer Migration Software Posted: 30 May 2014 at 6:21pm |
Ok, so I pulled the trigger and ordered a brand-new DS rig.
This machine will be replacing a (significantly upgraded) five-year-old HP. I have a lot (ok, a LOT-a-lot) of downloaded and installed games and other apps. I really, really don't want to have to go through all that again, even though I have about half of the downloads stored on-disk. So... I'm looking at two different migration products. 1) LapLink's "PCMover", $50 (on sale this week) 2) EaseUS's "PCTrans", $20 (also on sale this week.) Both go up by about $20 next week. I've used products from both over the years. I currently have EaseUS's "ToDo Backup", and had experience with LapLink about the time WinXP first appeared. PCTrans Pros: Cheaper! (Always an important consideration, especially when the functionality is similar.) Cons: Brand-new product (can you say "guinea pig"?) Chinese company w/ poor documentation and time-shifted tech support. Must have both PCs on the same "stable" (meaning "wired") network, so limited to 100Mbps for my environment. PCMover Pros: Established US company. Track record in this space. Proprietary USB2.0 cable delivers ~480Mbps transfer speed Cons: $30 more expensive. But... Willing to hear about other options! Edited by Thandal - 30 May 2014 at 6:31pm |
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--Thandal
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Theokritos
Senior Member Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 686 |
Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2014 at 6:58pm |
I did a quick search and noticed that Microsoft worked with LapLink to provide a free PC Mover solution to folks migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 or later.
As for myself, I usually reinstall all the applications and migrate my data via an external HDD or a cloud service such as DropBox. Doing it this way with the rare migration or the more usual OS reinstallation gives me a chance to start with clean registry (no left over, dead entries) as well as get rid of some older apps and games that I no longer need on disk. |
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Velox
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Thandal
Newbie Joined: 23 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2014 at 7:26pm |
Thanks, Theokritos! (Why a 3rd cent. BCE poet as a username, BTW?)
I'm aware of the trade-offs with doing a migration vs. a clean re-install. I just have too much that would require a full download (at my pathetic 2.5Mbps DSL connection speed) to be willing to go that route unless there were an overriding argument to do so. |
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Theokritos
Senior Member Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 686 |
Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2014 at 8:00pm |
I started using the name for one my many avatars in various MMOs. Since it is Greek, it is also usually available as a User ID on English language forums. |
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Velox
Cool and Quiet AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 32GB DDR5 5200MHz Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
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