Dell Migrate User's Guide

The following prechecks are performed on the old PC when the erase option is initiated with Data Assistant:

• Operating system check—Data Assistant checks if the operating system is compatible with Migrate. The compatible operating system versions are Windows 7 or later on the old PC and Windows 10 or later on the new PC. If both the old and the new PCs are not using supported Windows versions, Migrate prompts you to upgrade to a newer version of Windows operating system.
• Battery or power source check—Data Assistant checks and prompts you to connect your PC to a power outlet to proceed with the erase process.
• Bit locker or device encryption check—Data Assistant checks if the BitLocker encryption is enabled on the Windows operating system drive, for example, C drive, and prompts you to disable or turn off the BitLocker encryption on the operating system drive to proceed with the erase process. If the BitLocker encryption is enabled for non-operating system drives, the erase process disables the BitLocker on those drives.
• Local drive health check—Data Assistant checks the local drives on the PC for hardware issues and warns you to expect hardware failures during the erase process if you proceed. It evaluates the health of the local drives by checking values of certain parameters, which should be within acceptable thresholds.
• External drive or media check—A message is displayed on the old PC stating that the data stored on the external drive will not be erased if an external drive is connected to the PC. It is recommended to disconnect external drives before proceeding with the erase process.
• Multiple user accounts check—Data Assistant prompts you to migrate all the user profiles before proceeding with erase If there are multiple user accounts present on the old PC. You can choose to either directly proceed with the erase process or first migrate all the user profiles from the old PC to the new PC before resuming erase.
• No migration performed check—Data Assistant prompts you to migrate all your files before beginning the erase process is migration is not performed. If you perform an erase process on your PC without migrating your data, your photos, videos, documents, and other files present on that PC are permanently lost.