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How to use Image & Drive Assistant in PCmover v11


IMAGE & DRIVE ASSISTANT

  1. 1. First, you would need to mount the image of your old computer or attach the old drive to the new PC before using PCmover.
  2. 2. On the NEW computer, open PCmover and click on Advanced Options as shown here:

  3. PCmover will give you two options: File Based Transfer and Image & Drive Assistant as displayed on this screen. Choose Image & Drive Assistant and click Next.

  4. 4. Select I am restoring from one image, mounted as a drive. Click on Browse and point it to the mounted/attached drive. Then click Next. In this example. E: is the mounted drive.


    If you have multiple mounted drives, click on I am restoring from multiple images, mounted as a drives and add the locations of all the mounted drives. Then click Next.

  5. 5. PCmover will now analyze the PC. Please be patient as the analysis may take time. Once the analysis has finished and you see the screen below, click on Next.

    If instead of transferring everything you wish to customize the transfer file and selectively choose the applications, files or users that you want to migrate, click on Choose What to Transfer on the screen below. For more details about the customization feature, see page 11 step 2 in the PCmover User Guide.

  6. 6. Once PCmover is ready for the transfer as shown below, click on Start Transfer.

  7. 7. When PCmover has finished the transfer, close PCmover and reboot the new PC.

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