subject: Data Migration [print this page] Buying a new computer and upgrading to a better and faster system is really exciting. However it's not all excitement when you think about the data that you have in the old computer. Two to three years worth of MP3s, video, photos, movies, chats is not so simple to let go. Somehow there is an attachment to this file that we painstakingly saved little by little, one by one. It is a good thing that it is possible to transfer this data, from one storage to another.
Data migration is the process of transferring the old data, from one storage to another. This can be used when you have purchased a new computer and would like to save the files from your old computer. It can also be used if your computer has become infected with a virus or spyware and you would like to erase everything first then restore the data later on.
Before you start with your data migration, check all the files that you have and put them in a category. This will assure that you will not be saving junk files that you don't really need at all. It will help if you create a separate folder and label them, for example, music, photos, videos, movies, documents, etc. After sorting and labeling the files, you also have an option to compress the files. One way is to save it as a zip file. This is only recommended for files that you will not open or use that often, perhaps old photos and videos. This simple process will let you save precious hard disk space.
There are different ways to perform data migration. There is the manual way where you connect and setup a secondary hard drive or storage on your computer then do manual transfer from there by simply copying and pasting the folders and files. There is also an automatic way where an automation software is being employed. Normally you just click and select all files and folders that you need or specify the drive that you want to copy and it will do it automatically.
The possibility to transfer data from one storage to another assures us that we can hang on to those important data and files that we have provided that we save them properly. Prevention is better than cure so you should always backup and save your files just to be on the safe side. Following the new pc setup guide and constant computer cleanup schedule is vital for a fast and hassle free computer.
