IObit PCtransfer

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PCtransfer, the best free and portable transfer assistant for Windows, can securely and easily transfer important documents, files, browser bookmarks and settings, photos, Skype chat record, email and contact in Outlook to the new Windows system. What's more, PCtransfer can quickly select and back up the third-party programs and settings. You can easy restore programs and data with one click and use them in the new system just as before.

Features:

• Easy-to-use UI

• Securely transfers files, settings, browser bookmarks and programs to the new Windows system, even a new PC

• Quick backup and easy recovery

• Perfectly supports IE 6,7 and above, Chrome, Firefox, Opera

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IObit PCtransfer review


IOBit PCtransfer is a free simple solution that provides you with the means to back up important files with a single click. The program checks the following locations or programs by default:

1. The desktop and all files.
2. My Music and My Pictures folder.
3. Videos, movie clips and Flash.
4. Email storage (Thunderbird and Outlook on the test system, maybe more).
5. Browser favorites and settings (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Opera).
6. Documents (under User and Public folders).
7. Chat data (MSN, Skype and AIM).
8. Downloads (under User folder).
9. AIMP Playlist.
10. iTunes downloaded data.
11. qBittorrent Settings.
12. IObit Product settings

It is likely that other entries are displayed to you depending on which programs you have installed on your system.

The program displays an add files button that you can use to add additional folders or files to the backup job.

Just click on it and use the folder and file browser to select the data that you want included in the backup.

The only other option that you have is to select a different backup location. Here you also see the required space to run the backup.

Once done, hit the backup button to get started. You may receive a notification that programs are still opened which can lead to backup errors if you continue. You can ignore that message, or click on the ok button to force close the program windows.

The data is automatically backed up to the pctransfer directory on the selected drive. If it does not exist by default, it is created during the process.

All that is left to do then is to move the data to the new PC, for instance via network transfer, Flash drives, or optical discs, run the PCtransfer program on the target computer, and select the restore option there.

Verdict
PCtransfer is an easy to use program that is best suited for users who want to backup many important data locations automatically on their system. While it can be used to move the files to another PC, it is not really required to do so.

The program could use a couple of additional options though. It would be great if you would get more choice in regards to the target location of the backup, or an option to burn directly to DVD.

Additionally, it does not compress or encrypt data, or provide options to do so. While you can do so on your own, you should keep that in mind as the data can be read by anyone with access to the folder.

http://www.ghacks.net/2014/04/03/iobit-pctransfer-one-click-backup-solution-important-documents/

 

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I'll give this a try i guess.

 

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Softpedia IObit PCtransfer Review

The Good

The supported operating systems are Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8/8.1. The program is extremely easy to use by anyone, so expert knowledge of Windows settings is not necessary.

Apart from external disks, backups may also be saved to network drives.

Most popular web browsers are supported, as previously mentioned. Users have the possibility to include custom files and folders in the backup. A copy of PCtransfer is automatically created in the same location as the backup file. CPU and RAM consumption is low.

The Bad

The application does not implement a search function (with filters) to handpick files easier, and it is not specific about the file types it selects in the “Word/Excel/PowerPoint & Other Documents” category.

Although the simplicity of PCtransfer is indisputable, it is not complete without help documentation.

The app froze a few times when we canceled the backup, and we were forced to restart it.

The Truth

This is a fresh project, so there's plenty of room for improvement. For the time being, IObit's PCtransfer offers a very convenient solution to copying files and settings from one PC to another or one OS to another without breaking a sweat.

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