Chris is a professional proofreader and he wants to transfer everything onto his Microsoft Surface PC. How can he do that? Leo suggests using Microsoft OneDrive and storing everything in the cloud. That way he'll have access to the data anywhere he goes. And any changes will be saved for use when he's at his desktop. Another option is GitHub.
If you need to transfer your data from an old phone to a new one, there are a few ways to do it. First of all, check to see if your data is already being synced to the cloud. Data such as email, contacts, and calendars are likely already stored with Google or Apple's iCloud. You can verify this by logging into your Google or Apple account from a web browser and checking to see if the data is there.
Matthew wants to transfer old files from his old computer to his new computer. Leo says that Matthew can use an ethernet cable, Firewire or even Thunderbolt and put the old computer into "target disk mode." This will treat his old Mac as a hard drive that will mount on the new Mac. Then it's just a simple drag and drop of his files.
George would like to know the best way to transfer his files from his old Windows XP computer to his Windows 7 system. Leo says that Microsoft has a files transfer program built into Windows that does a fairly good job. But this is a great opportunity for George to make a backup. He should go and buy a USB external hard drive, and backup everything in his Documents folder. The advantage to this is that he'll have a backup on a separate drive while transferring his files over to the computer.
Peter has an old iPhone with a ton of photos on it that he needs to backup. How can he move them off directly without using iTunes? Leo says there's plenty of ways to skin that cat. All he needs to do is connect via USB and his computer will create a popup of the Windows Image Viewer which will transfer the images directly to his computer. Leo also recommends Picasa for it. He doesn't need iTunes for it, but he will need iTunes for any other data on that phone.
Leo says Microsoft has a Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, but Leo doesn't like that as much. Leo recommends just getting an external hard drive, and copy over everything in My Documents, My Pictures, and all of the "My" folders. Then he can copy that all onto the new system, and in the process, he'll be making a backup. He'll have his files on his old machine, the external drive, and the new machine.
Eric has an image on his Samsung Galaxy phone and he can't get it to his computer. Leo says the easiest way is to connect the phone via USB, and then his computer will see it's connected and give him an option to open it like a drive or view it like a camera. If he has a Mac, he'll need an app called Android File Transfer.
Ken had a hard drive go bad on him. He replaced his computer and got a docking station so he could access files on the bad hard drive. But it won't give him access without permissions.
Leo says that Ken needs to "take ownership" of the old files. PadreSJ says that Microsoft has a tech note on how to take ownership of a file or folder.
Randy wants to transfer all the data from his old laptop to his new laptop. Leo says just transfer the data himself. He shouldn't use the transfer wizard or anything like Laplink. It's in his best interest to start over here. If he has a backup of his data, he can easily restore it. He can also get a USB key and transfer all of his data that way.
