About this tag
The transfer tag on WindowsForum.com covers a range of topics related to moving data, licenses, or activations between devices and platforms. Common discussions include transferring game files between drives on Windows 10 and 11, moving files between smartphones and Windows PCs over Wi-Fi, and transferring Windows licenses or activations between computers. Users also seek advice on migrating personal data—such as SMS messages, voicemails, apps, and profiles—from old to new devices, including from Windows Phone to Android or from a Windows 10 PC to a new Windows 11 machine. Hardware-related transfer questions, like moving a hard drive to a new computer to avoid reinstalling software, also appear frequently.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Fixing Error 0x87e00002: Easy Solutions for Game Transfers in Windows

    Error messages tend to feel like roadblocks that pop up at the precise moment you’re about to reach the finish line—and Error 0x87e00002 is no exception. This pesky issue raises its head when transferring games on Windows 10 or Windows 11 PCs, particularly when juggling data between internal and...
  2. B

    File transfer smartphone->windows pc and vice versa

    I need help with transferring files to/from smartphone using my own home wifi network. It should be possible to do it directly without other sw, but I'm used to SendAnywhere (or ShareIt)where it's really easy. But I don't know how to achieve the highest transfer speed, i.e. about 100Mbit...
    • bluenite
    • Thread
    • file transfer home network sendanywhere shareit smartphone transfer transfer speed wifi windows windows 11
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  3. S

    Google voicemail & transferring files

    Sorry if its the wrong area. I need to transfer 50 google voicemails of a deceased family member to another family member.. obviously would take forever over gmail.... any other easy way? very very important I can get these sent without error or confusion for the recipient. tysm
  4. D

    Windows 11 windows 11 activision on two computers

    Hey guys. If i install win 11 and activating it with new win 11 retail licence i've bought, will i be able to install and activating it with the same licence on my other laptop? or only 1 os can be activated at the same time? and if so, is it possible to activate win on one pc while the other pc...
    • danezeq
    • Thread
    • activation dual installation laptop license retail license software transfer windows 11 windows update
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. kgash

    Windows 11 transfer windows 10 to windows 11

    I have an older pc running Windows 10. Unfortunately, its processor is not capable of running Windows 11. I plan to get a new pc running Windows 11. Will I have to reinstall all my apps, profiles and other information from my old computer or is there a way to transfer all of the information over...
    • kgash
    • Thread
    • application reinstall compatibility information transfer migration pc upgrade transfer upgrade windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  6. M

    Windows 10 New Computer Hard Drive

    I need to purchase a new computer. The one I currently have is a Dell OptiPlex 9020 running Windows 10. Is it possible to take the hard drive from this computer and install it in a new one so I don't have to spend a week reinstalling all software and transferring all my files? The replacement...
    • MikeF
    • Thread
    • computer dell files hard drive installation optiplex replacement software transfer windows 10
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. D

    Windows 10 Can I transfer windows 10 from one laptop to another if it came pre installed? (OEM)

    Hello all, I have a laptop that came with windows 10 preinstalled. The issue is that this laptop is painfully slow, so I would like to transfer windows 10 from this laptop to another laptop that I have which only has abuntu installed on it. Is this possible? If it is not, I was thinking of...
  8. Robrob

    Windows 10 Windows 10 phone, sms to android?

    Guys, I am one of the few remaining windows phone users, but today I turned to Android. The problem is I have a lot of SMS messages that I really need to keep, can I transfer them to an android phone? They are important as they are to be used as evidence in an upcoming court proceeding. Windows...
  9. ShoobieStomper

    Windows 10 Files Disappeared after Transfer to Portable Drive

    Hey, guys! I recently transferred about 30 files (around 20 GB) to my portable drive and they disappeared. I'll try to explain what I did because I would like to know if I did something wrong so that I can avoid this in the future. 1. I unplugged my drive (Seagate Backup Plus 4TB formatted in...
  10. J

    Windows 10 Lost Outlook contacts

    I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 10 and Office 365. The store transferred my data but not my Outlook contacts. Old laptop had Windows 10 and MS Office Professional plus with Outlook 2010. How do I make the transfer? Thanks.
    • Jo Darts
    • Thread
    • contacts data transfer laptop microsoft 365 microsoft office outlook professional transfer windows 10
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  11. O

    domain distroyed -demounted the root dc

    hey every one i just did a huge mistake - I hade problems with my domain replication so i tried to transfer the root domain services to another domain but did not transfer the schema ' I remounted the root domain and know I get errors when doing repadmin /replsum "the target principal name is...
    • oreni88
    • Thread
    • active directory connection issues domain domain services error fsmo roles infrastructure master mistake naming master pdc remount replication replsum rid pool manager root dc schema master transfer troubleshooting
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  12. M

    Windows 10 Private Character Editor (EUDCEDIT) tranfering bitmap between Windows installations

    Hi! I'm using for personal use Private Character Editor aka EUDCEDIT instead any font editor for creating custom characters. I have lot of private characters created in Windows 8 and 8.1. Now want to give them back. Problem is not transfering and linking. Problem is when I open EUDCEDIT, I...
    • MIRKOSOFT
    • Thread
    • bitmap character customization character map editing eudc font editor font management fonts import process linking private character editor registry system compatibility transfer troubleshooting user experience virtual machine windows 10 windows 8 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  13. Musicmanrob

    Windows 10 Windows Media Player

    I am to my having problems when syncing Playlists in Window Media Player to my Samsung phone. The Playlist name shows u on my phone, the tracks transfer onto the phone but the playlists show as being empty. Thanks for any help in advance
  14. Skynotempty

    Windows 10 MIGWIZ errors going from 7 to 10

    I used windows 7's easy transfer to save all my files (PC was Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit) Upgraded to a Win 10 pc Used migwiz (usmt 3( with zero results) Using usmt 4, I got this: Aside from the word "might" spelled wrong, I get tons of errors. I have the migwiz utility, and all related files in...
  15. Patters

    Windows 10 Automating File Transfer: Script to Move Pet Data Files to Network Drives

    Hi everyone Was wondering if anyone can help me with this problem, of moving files off a c: drive to a network drive. So at work we have a machine that outputs .txt files now as an example these files include data about ..pets so in the folder I have hundreds of files that are named similar to...
    • Patters
    • Thread
    • automation automove backup data drive files folders management network pets scripting storage task text transfer windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming and Scripting
  16. carp1959

    Windows 10 copy and paste

    When i download a photo on a laptop from my phone and save to desktop how can i copy and paste the photo in a correspondence, field to send to someone Thank you does not work THANK YOU
  17. N

    Windows 10 Windows 1809 upgrade - transferable ?

    I have windows 1809 upgrade on an extremely slow internet. I want to use it on two computers instead of downloading it 2 times which takes forever at 1.5mb speed internet Where or how do I locate the downloaded version ?
  18. Ninjoulis

    How to Recover Sticky Notes from an Old Hard Drive

    i want to take my old sticky notes from an old hard drive and ideas how i can do that ?
    • Ninjoulis
    • Thread
    • backup data recovery hard drive ideas sticky notes transfer windows tools
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Software
  19. W

    Windows 7 How to Transfer Windows 7 from Laptop to New Computer

    Okay so im building a new computer and i spent all the money i had on the parts. Is there a way i can like transfer my windows 7 from my laptop to the computer itself? If so, how?
    • Wasabi
    • Thread
    • computer parts installation migration operating system pc build tech support transfer tutorial upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  20. N

    Windows 10 SSD Unplugged and Data Lost

    I lost all my data because apparently external ssd's are not hot swappable. Here is how it went: I installed Windows 10 on the SSD and moved all files from the HDD to the SSD while running the OS on the HDD. Then I put the SSD in the laptop hard drive space and booted up, but there were no files...