# Laplink PCmover Home

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Transfer selected applications, files and settings for the currently logged-on local user between working Windows PCs.

## Move selected applications, files and settings to a new PC

Laplink PCmover Home transfers selected applications, files and settings between working Windows computers. Its wizard helps choose the material to move instead of rebuilding every part of a personal setup manually.

Begin with the work you want to continue on the new computer. Identify essential applications, documents and settings, then use that list to review the transfer selection and check the result afterward.

## Understand the Home edition before starting

Home transfers the currently logged-on local user and is limited to the C: drive on the source and destination. It does not support multiple-user or domain-user migration, additional drives, in-place upgrades or restoration from an old image or detached hard drive.

Check where your important files actually live. Material stored under another account or on another volume needs a separate plan. If those items are central to the migration, compare the appropriate edition before starting rather than assuming every PCmover workflow is included in Home.

## Choose the source, destination and transfer contents

Install PCmover Home on both PCs and use the wizard to connect them. The documented transfer methods include a network connection and supported Laplink transfer cables. Review the application and file selections before continuing.

Make sure the source and destination roles match your intention. When an application is already present on the new computer, resolve which installation you will keep before transferring, and avoid leaving duplicate versions of the same working tool.

## Review application compatibility and activation

Not every application or setting can be transferred successfully. Some programs need activation again on the destination, and security applications and hardware-specific drivers are excluded from the documented transfer scope.

Keep sign-in details and installation information for essential software available. After migration, open real documents and check the features you use, including add-ins, printing and access to associated data, rather than checking only that the program starts.

## Check the new computer before retiring the old one

Inspect the transfer result and confirm the files and settings you selected. Test each important application on the destination before treating the new computer as your normal working environment.

Keep the original computer and independent backup available while you verify the result. If you later plan to erase the old storage before handing it over, review [Laplink SafeErase](https://find-your-software.com/laplink/safeerase/) after confirming that the retained copies are usable. A transfer can help establish a new setup, but it is not an ongoing backup or a complete recovery image of the original machine.

## Keep migration separate from imaging and recovery

PCmover Home moves a selected working setup to another PC. It is not intended to replace the destination Windows installation with an image or recover a setup from a computer that no longer runs. For a readable old drive or mounted image, see [PCmover Image & Drive Assistant](https://find-your-software.com/laplink/pcmover-image-drive-assistant/).

For a system-image workflow, see [Laplink DiskImage](https://find-your-software.com/laplink/diskimage/). Our [file-backup guide](https://find-your-software.com/solutions/how-to-backup-files.html) explains independent copies, and the [Laplink software catalog](https://find-your-software.com/laplink/) provides related products already on this site.

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## Laplink PCmover Home FAQ

### What is Laplink PCmover Home used for?

It transfers selected applications, files and settings between working Windows PCs. Review the Home edition limits before selecting the data to move.

### Can Home transfer several users or a domain account?

No. Home transfers the currently logged-on local user. Multiple-user and domain-user migration are outside its documented scope.

### Can it transfer data from D: or other additional drives?

No. The Home edition is limited to C: on the old PC and C: on the new PC. Plan separately for files stored on other volumes.

### Can Home restore from an image or a disk taken out of a broken PC?

No. Home is intended for transfers between working computers. Image and detached-drive migration require a different workflow or edition.

### Will every application work without reactivation?

No. Compatibility varies, and some programs need reactivation or reinstallation. Security applications and hardware-specific drivers are excluded from the documented transfer scope.

### Does Home replace Windows on the new PC?

No. It transfers selected applications, files and settings into the destination environment. It is not a system-image restore or an in-place Windows upgrade tool.

### Does a completed transfer replace a backup?

No. Keep independent backup copies and verify the destination files and applications before retiring the old computer.