PCtransfer is a simple tool that can help us to be able move important information from one Windows user account to a different one; To be more explicit, the application could help us make a small backup copy of the most important information we have in Windows XP and then migrate to a higher version of the operating system.
We have mentioned Windows XP because this is the operating system that will cause great news and news this week, since April 8 was the day on which all types of support from Microsoft will be withdrawn; It is worth mentioning slightly that The only place where this support will not end will be in the United Kingdom, this due to an agreement between Microsoft and its government. If you want to know more about this news, we suggest that you read it from our blog specialized in Windows. So, if we need an application to be able to backup the most important thing we have in Windows XP, a good option could be this tool called PCtransfer.
Working with PCtransfer to back up our information
PCtransfer is a more sophisticated alternative to what Microsoft offers us natively in its operating system, something that we had seen in a previous article and where a USB cable was required that can be connected between both computers in order to, have a backup copy of the user profile. This solution has been mentioned in different Internet forums, since it is the only way to avoid losing some of our information when having to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 or any other superior operating system that we have acquired. Now, we are going to explain how PCtransfer works when making a backup copy and later having to recover it on another computer with an operating system different from the original.
The first thing we need to do is download PCtransfer from its official site, a tool that is portable and therefore will not need to be installed on Windows. This portability is one of the great advantages, something that we will conclude in the final part of this explanation due to the importance with which it is presented.
The image that we have placed above belongs to PCtransfer, an application that you can use completely free. Right there we can already realize the simplicity that its developer offers us when working with some of its functions.
- Backup. This function will allow us to make the backup copy.
- Restore. By using this option, however, we can recover what we have previously backed up through the backup.
These 2 options that we have mentioned are located on the left side, making it very easy to use each of them. Towards the right side we will find everything what the app has found for us to support, with, for example, the possibility of supporting:
- Files on the desktop.
- Bookmarks, favorites and settings of our Internet browsers (just like doing Browser Backup)
- Documents we have worked on (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and others).
- The directory of images, music and videos.
- Our emails, chat conversations, downloads, music, iTunes downloads.
As we can admire, all the information that will help us rescue PCtransfer is quite extensive and complete. If something is missing there, we will only have to use the button that is located a little further down and that says add Files, with which we could select a folder or application to be added to the top list.
All you have to do is click on the green button that says Backup for the backup to take effect on an external storage medium, which may well be a USB flash drive or a DVD disk, althoughThe ideal is an internal or external hard drive given the amount of space that will be needed (in our example, like 56 GB).
The best of all is found when restore everything we have previously backed up, something that we could notice if we explore the directory where all our information has been stored; assuming that this has happened on the USB pendrive, right there we will find this PCtransfer application ready to restore absolutely everything to our operating system without anything having been lost.