How to Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer [Step-by-Step Guide]

This article provides detailed guidance on how to transfer Adobe After Effects to new computer and introduces a professional tool to help with this issue.

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Adobe After Effects referred to as "AE" is a graphics and video processing software launched by Adobe, suitable for organizations engaged in design and video special Effects, including TV stations, animation production companies, personal post-production studios, and multimedia studios.

It can help you create kinds of eye-catching motion graphics and stunning visual effects efficiently and precisely. Hence, learning how to transfer Adobe After Effects to a new computer becomes vital when you buy a new computer. This article gives two detailed guides on this issue. Now, let's start to learn.

How to Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer - 2 Ways

Adobe After Effects is a useful utility and especially important to some bloggers and those who need to work with videos. This part gives two ways to help transfer Adobe After Effects to a new computer. You can choose one way based on your device and computing knowledge. The two ways are as follows:

Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer via EaseUS Todo PCTrans

Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer via Adobe Creative Cloud

Now, let's learn the two ways one by one.

Way 1. Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer via EaseUS Todo PCTrans - Easy

Using EaseUS Todo PCTrans is the most efficient way to transfer Adobe After Effects to your new computer. Its APP Migration feature allows you to transfer apps and their related data from one computer to another. There is a table for you to get more information about this tool.

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PC to PC Data Transfer Copy your installed programs to a new computer without reinstallation. For example, you can transfer Microsoft Office to another computer.
PC Transfer Without Internet It allows you to back up your programs and transfer them to another computer with a USB or external storage device without internet support.
App Migration on Local Disk Using it, you can transfer any app to another drive, such as move Lightroom from C drive to D drive.
Data Rescue You can recover data using this tool from a dead/unbootable computer.

As a reliable utility, EaseUS Todo PCTrans can help you transfer Adobe After Effects to another or a new computer efficiently.

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Full Guide: Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer

Step 1. Connect two computers on the same LAN

Run EaseUS Todo PCTrans on both of your current computer and the other computer. On the source computer where Adobe is installed, navigate to the "PC to PC" mode, and then click "PC to PC".

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Connect new computer to old PC, input account password, or verification code of the old PC.

connect two computers to transfer adobe from one computer to another

Step 2. Choose Adobe to transfer

At the "Applications" category, find the Adobe programs that you're going to move.

choose applications to transfer adobe from one computer to another

Step 3. Transfer Adobe from PC to PC

Tick the checkbox of supported the Adobe program. and click "Transfer". Let the software accomplish the process.

choose adobe to transfer from one computer to another

Step 4. Activate the Adobe with product key

Turn to the Product Key main screen of EaseUS Todo PCTrans, click "Scan" to find and copy the product key.

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This tool can help you transfer programs from one computer to another with simple clicks. If you are not familiar with the transfer process, EaseUS Todo PCTrans can help you.

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Way 2. Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer via Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe offers a range of software and services for photographers, designers, and other developers through the Adobe Creative Cloud. Adobe Creative Cloud allows users access to Adobe applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects. Hence, you can use it to transfer Adobe from one computer to another. Here are the steps:

Step 1. Choose "Deactivate" from the "Help" menu from After Effects.

Step 2. Click "Deactivate Permanently."

click deactivate

Step 3. Navigate to the Adobe Creative Cloud on the new PC. Find "After Effects" and click "Download."

Step 4. You can check the download process in the status bar beside the app name.

Step 5. After that, you can launch "After Effects" as before.

Step 6. Activate "After Effects" on the new PC from the "Help" tab.

click activate

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Conclusion

After Effects is a multifunctional utility and brings great convenience to our daily work or other projects. As for how to transfer After Effects to a new computer, this article gives two detailed guides on this issue.

If you want to avoid troublesome steps, using EaseUS Todo PCTrans is an efficient way to transfer apps. This tool can help you transfer After Effects project to another drive, and meanwhile, it makes PC to PC file transfer easier and faster. 

Hence, download it to help if you're facing data/app/folder moving issues.

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Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer FAQs

After learning the two ways of transferring Adobe Effects to a new computer, we listed other questions related to our topic. Check the answers below if you're facing similar problems.

1. How do I export an entire After Effects project?

There are four methods to export an entire After Effects Project. I list them based on their difficulty.

  1. 1. Click Composition > Add to Render Queue.
  2. 2. Click File > Export > Add to Render Queue.
  3. 3. Drag and Drop from Project Window (ideal for downloading multiple animations)
  4. 4. Keyboard Shortcut CMD+CTRL+M

2. How do I migrate AE settings?

EaseUS Todo PCTrans can help you migrate After Effects and its setting to another drive or another computer. Follow the steps here:

Step 1. Download EaseUS Todo PCTrans and launch it.

Step 2. Choose App Migration and click "Start."

Step 3. Select the target app and the destination.

Step 4. Click "Transfer" to start the process.

3. Is Adobe After Effects free forever?

No, After Effects is available only on a subscription basis. Adobe After Effects price costs $20.99 every month. In addition to this program, the subscription includes 100GB of cloud storage and provides Adobe Fonts, Adobe Portfolio, and Adobe Spark with premium features.

About the Author

Updated by Tracy King

Tracy became a member of the EaseUS content team in 2013. Being a technical writer for over 10 years, she is enthusiastic about sharing tips to assist readers in resolving complex issues in disk management, file transfer, PC & Mac performance optimization, etc., like an expert.

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Sherly joined EaseUS in 2022 and she has always loved writing articles and enjoys the fun they bring. She receives professional training here, focusing on product performance and other relative knowledge. She has written over 200 articles to help people overcome computing issues.

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How to Transfer Adobe After Effects to New Computer [Step-by-Step Guide]

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