Free Data Migration Software for Easy Data Transfer

Daisy updated on Jun 13, 2024 to PC Transfer | How-to Articles

How to migrate data from one PC to another, from Windows XP to Windows 7, from one hard drive to another, from HDD to SSD? Free data migration software - Todo PCTrans, Todo Backup, and Partition Master can easily do them.

Data migration is transferring data from one system to another, from an old PC to a new PC or from one storage device to another. Typically, data migration occurs during an upgrade of existing hardware or transferring to a completely new system. Examples include migration to or from the hardware platform, upgrading a database, or migrating to new software.

As the world's leading provider of data security and storage management software, EaseUS provides three free software to help users migrate data, applications, and operating systems between disk drives/computers for free.

Todo PCTrans Free - Migrate Data Between Two Computers for Free

As a free application and data migration software, EaseUS Todo PCTrans Free can easily migrate data, including music, documents, videos, photos, etc., and applications along with their settings from an old PC to a new one for free. Windows users can also flexibly migrate data and programs from Windows 8/7/XP to Windows 10/11 or newer Windows systems, from 32-bit Windows OS to 64-bit Windows OS.

Pros and Cons, with Editors' Review: 

Expert's Rating:

👍🏻Pros

  • Easy to use, user-friendly for beginners
  • Free to transfer data, files, and folders
  • Free to migrate programs and program data between disk drives/computers
  • Free to transfer accounts and settings

👎🏻Cons

  • Some advanced features require upgrade

Editors' Review:

EaseUS's Todo PCTrans assists in transferring data and programs between Windows systems. - TechRebuplic

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo PCTrans on your source and target computers, connect both PCs via the internet.

1. At the "PC to PC" section, choose the transfer direction and click "Start" to continue. 

2. Select your target computer via its device name, then enter its account password or verification code. Then click "Connect" to continue.

You can check the verification code on the right top of "PC to PC" mainscreen on the target computer.

Step 2. Select the categories Applications, Files, and Accounts to transfer via the internet.

If you want to transfer data selectively, click "Edit" under each category, and choose the specific items.

Step 3. Click "Transfer" to start transferring your apps/files/accounts from one computer to another computer via the Internet.

For further details, you may follow this guide:

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Partition Master Free - Clone System and Data Partition

As the most popular OS migration tool, EaseUS Partition Master Free provides a clone function to migrate data applications from bigger HDD to small SSD for OS transfer and system performance optimization. Aside from cloning internal disk drives, users can also apply this software to clone removable devices, such as clone SD cards, USBs, and even external disk drives.

Pros and Cons, with Editors' Review: 

Expert's Rating:

👍🏻Pros

  • Simple and easy to  master for beginners
  • Free to clone data partition
  • Free to copy system partition

👎🏻Cons

  • OS migration between disk drives and computers requires upgrade

Editors' Review:

EaseUS Partition Master Free Edition is incredibly simple to use, one of many reasons you should consider it when looking for a good free disk partitioning tool. - Lifewire

Step 1. Select "Clone" from the left menu. Click "Clone Partition" and "Next".

Step 2. Select the source partition and click "Next".

Step 3. Choose your the target partition and click "Next "to continue.

  • If you clone partition to the existing partition, you should transfer or back up data before cloning to prevent it being overwritten.
  • Check warning message and confirm "Yes".

Step 4. Click Start and wait for the clone to complete.

You can check how to clone partition or system reserved partition on this video tutorial.

Before data migration, if your destination is out of space, EaseUS Partition Master Free is the best partition resizer to help you increase disk space. For further tutorial, read also:

Todo Backup Free - Migrate Data from One Drive to Another

As free data backup and migration software, EaseUS Todo Backup Free provides data backup and disk/partition clone to easily migrate data from one partition to another, from one hard drive to another, for disk upgrade/replacement without reinstalling Windows OS and applications.

Pros and Cons, with Editors' Review: 

Expert's Rating:

👍🏻Pros

  • Free nad easy to use
  • Free backup files
  • Free backup disk drives

👎🏻Cons

  • Dissimilar recovery requires upgrade

Editors' Review:

Todo Backup is an effective platform that ensures you have frequent backups and never lose data permanently due to malware or system errors. - techradar

Besides data migration, EaseUS Todo Backup Free is the best free backup software to protect your computer and data in case of system crash and data loss. For a step-by-step guide, refer to this page:

How to Transfer Operating System from One Computer to Another

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