Microsoft Pushes OneDrive After Killing Windows 11 Transfer Tool
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Microsoft Pushes OneDrive After Killing Windows 11 Transfer Tool
Transferring files between two PCs is tedious work that we have to do sporadically, and, if you own a Windows machine, the process is about to change. That’s because Microsoft is discontinuing Windows 11’s PC-to-PC migration tool, a feature inherited from Windows 7 that was designed to transfer files and selected settings directly between computers over a local Wi-Fi or LAN. The company is now directing users toward Windows Backup, […]
Microsoft abandons direct file transfer between two PCs on Windows 11. Instead, the company now returns to OneDrive and its 5 GB of free storage.
Microsoft removed from Windows 11 a tool that allowed moving files and configurations between two PCs via Wi-Fi or LAN, without using the cloud. The company indicates that the feature is no longer available and refers to Windows Backup and other storage options, such as OneDrive, which may be limited by the space available, especially in free accounts.
Microsoft built a local PC-to-PC transfer tool for Windows 11, now it’s killing it to push OneDrive-based solution
Microsoft is killing a really nice feature called the “PC-to-PC” transfer tool that it quietly built for Windows 11 and rolled out in stages, so there’s a high chance you’ve never heard of it before. This tool allowed you to transfer files using Wi-Fi/LAN, versus using the OneDrive sync approach of the Windows Backup app. PC-to-PC transfer tool worked over a local network, and did not require OneDrive In an updated support document spotted by Wi…
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