If you’re making the move to a new PC, OneDrive can help you take all your files, photos, and videos with you. Your files will be available on your new PC, and they’ll also be protected in the cloud, so you can access them from anywhere on all your devices.
This is how to move files to a new Windows 10 or 11 PC using OneDrive.
– You can get OneDrive cloud storage in several ways, either with 5 GB of free storage when you sign in with a microsoft account or with 1 TB of storage when you sign up for Microsoft 365. Compare plans Open File Explorer. Open the OneDrive folder and make sure that all the content from this PC that you want to move to the new PC is in that folder. To double check, you can log in to OneDrive online. The files and folders you see in OneDrive are what you’ll be able to move to your new device. If there are files or folders you want to move that don’t appear in your OneDrive folder, go to the next step “Sync the files and photos you want to OneDrive.” In the search box on the taskbar, type “OneDrive” and select it from the list of results. When OneDrive Setup starts, enter your personal, work, or school account. You can use your current email address or phone number to set up a personal Microsoft account, or create a new Outlook.com email address for free to give you access to OneDrive, Skype, Office for the web, and more. . Follow the remaining steps to complete OneDrive setup. Select the OneDrive cloud icon in the Windows notification area of the taskbar. Select Settings & Help Settings >. in the tab Bill Choose Add an account. OneDrive Setup will open. Write your new account and select Log in. The files, folders, and photos you select will be synced to OneDrive and can be accessed from your new device. Learn how to upload photos and files to OneDrive On the new Windows PC, sign in to OneDrive with the same Microsoft account that you used on the other PC. Then access your files by opening File Explorer or by selecting the OneDrive cloud icon in the Windows notification section of the taskbar. Now that you can access your older files and folders on your new PC, be sure to keep your new files in sync as well. Use PC folder backup to keep all new files synced with OneDrive. You can then access those files from other devices, like your phone and tablet. Select the OneDrive cloud icon in the Windows notification area of the taskbar. Choose Help & Settings > Setting. in the tab BackupChoose Manage backup. In the Back up folders message box, select the folders you want to back up, and then select start backup.
1. Make sure OneDrive is set up on the current computer
If OneDrive is not configured:
If you want to add a new OneDrive account:
2. Sync the files and photos you want to OneDrive
3. Access files on the new computer
4. Automatically back up folders on the new computer
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