Transfer Files from Old PC to New PC in Windows 10 [2019]

Notice: Method 1 and Method 2 can help you transfer or move all files to a new computer at one time with the help of professional file transfer or backup software. Method 3 is a traditional way for manually copying and transferring files to new PC via an external storage device.

Can I transfer my files from old PC to a new computer in Windows 10?

"Hi does anyone know a simple way that can transfer or move all saved files from the old computer to a new computer in Windows 10 or Windows 8/7? 

My old Windows 7 computer becomes slower recently, and it often gets stuck if I run two or three programs together at the same time. Then I bought a new PC with Windows 10. Everything works great on the new computer, and now all I need is to move the saved files from my old PC to the new machine. The problem is that I got quite a lot of files saved on different partitions and I don't want to copy files one by one to the new device. I wonder if I can move or migrate all files to a new computer at one time, things will be perfect. 
So if anyone of you knows how to solve my problem, please let me know. Thank you."

To move the old computer files to a new PC has become an increasing need among most ordinary people who have computers. Once you buy a new computer, you may need to upgrade and transfer useful files to the new PC. So now, you'll find three recommended methods for you to follow and migrate essential files to the new computer:

Method 1. Transfer Files from Old PC to New PC in Windows 10 at One Time

An ideal way to migrate old PC files to the new computer is to transfer all data to the target PC at one time. 

To save your time and energy, here we'd like to recommend you try EaseUS Todo PCTrans which allows you to selectively choose files as many as you want to and transfer to a new computer with just only a free simple clicks. 

You can download and install this software for free on both PCs, and apply to transfer files with below tips with ease:

 

Step 1: Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans on both old and new computers. Connect two PCs via the internet.

1. At the "PC to PC" section, click the "PC to PC" button to continue.

2. Connect the two PCs on the same LAN and click "Continue".

3. Connect the old PC to the target PC by IP and click "Connect". You can also click the "Add a PC" button to connect the target PC by entering its IP address.

Enter the password of other PC to get access. If there is no password, click "OK" directly.

4. Confirm the transfer direction on this screen - "Transfer from this PC to other PC" or the other way around.

Step 2: Select files that you want to transfer from the old PC to a new PC.

Go to "Files" section, click "Edit" to select the certain files you need to move. And, click "Transfer" to begin the data migration.

Step 3: Wait for the transferring finishes.

The time of the process varies based on the size of the files.

Method 2. Back up and Move All Files from Old PC to New PC with Backup Software

The other way that you may try is to use backup software to backup and move all files from the old PC to your new computer.

Here you may try EaseUS Todo Backup which supports hard disk clone, system backup or file migration by simple clicks. You can directly apply this tool to free backup all files to your new PC with below simple tips now:

Note: To do this, you also need to install this software on both of your PCs for file transferring. 
Relax! It's 100% free for file backup or disk cloning within 30 days.

1. Connect an external storage device such as USB or external hard drive to your old PC.
2. Run EaseUS Todo Backup and click "File Backup".

3. Select the files that you want to backup from your old PC.

4. Select the external storage device as the destination so to backup and transfer files. Click "Proceed" to start the process.

When the process completes, remove and connect the external hard drive to your new Windows 10 PC and continue with below tips:

5. Launch EaseUS Todo Backup on your new computer and click "Browse to Recover".

6. Browse and select the file backup image and select the original location on your PC to restore.
Then click "Proceed" to complete the process.

Now that, you've successfully transferred files from old PC to your new PC.

Method 3. Manually Copy and Transfer Files from Old PC to New PC

The last method is the traditional way that most users wouldn't like to try.
It is to copy each file one by one to an external storage device and transfer them to the computer.
If you have time and don't want to install any software for help, you may try this method. But please do be careful while copying and transferring files to your new PC. An accidental or false operation may cause serious data loss issue:

1. 1. Connect a big enough external hard drive to your PC.
2. 2. Select files and folders in different partitions and copy to your external hard drive.
3. 3. Wait for the process to complete and connect the external hard drive to your new PC and repeat 1 and 2 to copy files to your new PC hard drive partition.

If you want to save time and energy, the former two methods will help.