How to Transfer the Installed Programs, Data to a New Hard Drive
| Workable Solutions | Step-by-step Troubleshooting |
|---|---|
| Move Programs | Step 1. Launch Qiling Disk Master and select transfer mode; Step 2. Select apps and another drive to transfer...Full steps |
| Move Program and Data Together | If you want to move programs and data like documents, videos, musics, and more data, here we will introduce...Full steps |
| Move Program, Data, and Os | Now we could usually use programs and data on the new hard drive. If you want to know how to move OS...Full steps |
Yes, you can transfer programs from one hard drive to another without installation discs. You can use the built-in Windows feature called "System Restore" to transfer programs from the old hard drive to the new SSD. However, if you want to transfer programs that don't have a restore point, you can use a third-party software like Qiling Disk Master or Acronis True Image to help you transfer the programs. You can also reinstall the programs from the Microsoft Store or other software download websites.
Cloning the old hard drive to a new one allows for the transfer of files, system, programs, and settings. Alternatively, using Qiling Disk Master can help migrate specific applications like Windows Office, CCleaner, and Skype, as well as transfer important files such as photos, documents, music, and movies to another hard drive on the same LAN or indirectly. This option is ideal for a clean system installation and moving some basic programs without cloning the entire disk.
How to Transfer the Installed Programs, Data to the New Hard Drive
If you're replacing your computer and want to transfer files from the old hard drive to the new one, you can use Qiling Disk Master to move the files via a network connection between the two computers. This way, you can access the old hard drive from the new computer and transfer the files without needing to physically connect the hard drives.
How to move programs from one drive to another
Upgrading the hard drive to a larger one on the original PC requires a better migration way, which we introduce as App Migration.
Step 1. Launch Qiling Disk Master and select transfer mode
On the main screen of Qiling Disk Master, go to the "Tools and utilities" page and click "System clone" to proceed.
Step 2. The system partition will be selected automatically and the next step will be clicked.
Step 3. Select the SSD or HDD as the destination disk and click "Next".
Step 4. Preview the layout of your target disk, and customize it as needed. Once satisfied, click "Proceed" to initiate the OS migration to the new disk.
Step 5. To proceed, click "OK" after acknowledging the warning message. This will confirm that you understand the target disk will be wiped clean, erasing all data and partitions. It's essential to have backed up any critical data beforehand. If you haven't already, take this opportunity to back up your important files and data. Once you've confirmed this, you can continue with the process.
In addition to the automatic transferring tool, we also introduce the manual way, which is a bit complex than the third-party software.
The steps are as follows:
Step 1.To create a new folder on the new drive, open File Explorer, browse to the root of the new drive, right-click, select "New," and then click "Folder."
Step 2.Open a File Explorer window and navigate to the original drive folder containing the programs file. Then, copy the folder.
Step 3. Delete the program files in the source drive.
Step 4.To open a command prompt as an administrator in File Explorer, navigate to the ribbon and select "File". Then, choose "Open command prompt as administrator" and confirm the user access control prompt.
Step 5. Type mklink /j
To move the program from C to E, type "mklink /j C:\Program Files\My Program E:\Program Files\My Program" and press Enter.
How to move program and data together from one drive to another
The former method relocates program and program-related files, but if you want to move programs and data like documents, videos, musics, and more data, you can use the "Via the Image Transfer of Qiling Disk Master" method instead.
The Backup & Restore method allows users to transfer applications to a new hard drive on the same computer by creating a backup file that contains the desired applications and then restoring them to the new drive.
How to transfer program, data, and OS to another drive
Now that we've moved our programs and data to the new hard drive, we can access them as usual. To move the operating system to the new drive, we recommend using Qiling Disk Copy, which can migrate the system and clone the entire hard drive without losing any data. As for licensed programs, we'll need to deactivate them on the old computer and activate them on the new hard drive.
Conclusion
With Qiling Disk Master, you can easily transfer programs to a new hard drive using App Migration, or move programs, data, and the operating system to another drive using Image Transfer and Qiling Disk Copy.
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