Got a new Lenovo laptop? Let’s see how to transfer your apps, profiles and files to the new Lenovo, from your old Dell, HP, another Lenovo or any other brand.

Of course, to really make a new computer feel like home, you need more than just files. We’ll see how to also copy your programs, profiles, accounts, passwords, settings, documents, pictures, music, movies, favorites, and all of your files.

This tutorial covers all Lenovo modes, such as Lenovo ThinkPad, Lenovo Yoga, Lenovo IdeaPad, Lenovo Legion, Lenovo Gaming and so on, and any Windows version (even if old computer has an older Windows). Transferring from Dell to Lenovo or from HP to Lenovo can now be a breeze.

This tutorial is covers transfer to a new Lenovo. If your new computer is not a Lenovo, check out our guides for Transfer to new Dell, Transfer to new HP, or a general guide for Transfer to New Computer.

Here is what we’ll be copying to your new Lenovo:

Files, such documents, pictures, music, pictures and emails
Settings, such as user profiles, emails, accounts, passwords, favorites, bookmarks, wallpaper and other personalization
Programs, such as for example Microsoft Office (and Outlook for email), Google Chrome, Quickbooks, Adobe, and any other applications that you use on the old laptop

Let’s see how it is done.

Video tutorial – transfer from Dell / HP to Lenovo

How to transfer to a new Lenovo laptop

Once you unpack the new Lenovo laptop, turn it on and get it online, you are ready to start the transfer. You don’t need special hardware or complicated technical manuals; these days, computer transfers can be fully automated. We will be using a tool called Zinstall WinWin for that (available here).

Here is how to do the transfer:

Run Zinstall WinWin on your old computer (the one you are transferring from).
Run Zinstall WinWin on the new Lenovo laptop
1. You don’t need to do any configurations for the computers to connect – it’s automatic
2. If the computers are already connected to same router, same Internet connection, or same wireless connection, you don’t need anything else
3. If there is no way to get both computers online, you can still do the transfer, using Zinstall with USB drive. See here for transfer to new computer using USB external hard drive.
If you’d like to select which applications and files you want to transfer, press the Advanced menu. If you just want to transfer everything, you don’t need to go to the Advanced menu.
Press “Go” on the new Lenovo laptop to start the transfer

That’s it! Once the transfer is done, you will have all of your files, your profiles, accounts, and of course your programs – on your new Lenovo laptop. It’s that easy.

Ready to copy everything to your new Lenovo?

Get Zinstall WinWin here

You keep mentioning Dell to Lenovo and HP to Lenovo. Can I transfer from a different brand?

Yes, of course. This works exactly the same regardless of what you have as your old computer. We are simply mentioned Dell and HP because that’s what we are most frequently asked about. But any Windows PC works, such as ASUS to Lenovo, Acer to Lenovo, and so on.

What if my old computer is a desktop / tower PC, not a laptop?

Same deal. You can this same tutorial for transfer from a desktop to a Lenovo laptop, same as laptop to laptop. Desktop and laptops are different physically, but in terms of how programs and files behave on them – there is little to no difference. So there is no problem to transfer from one to another.

Ready to transfer everything to your new Lenovo?

Get Zinstall WinWin here