# Migration Using the Migration Assistant App

End-users can transfer backed up data from one computer to another by using the Migration Assistant app.

Note

If the version of a backed up file is newer or older than the version that exists on the destination, the destination file is overwritten. The files and folders are restored with their original security attributes.

## Before You Begin

Gather the following information before you use the Migration Assistant app:

- Both the source computer and the destination computer must have the laptop package installed.

- Credentials to log on to the Commvault software.

- Determine the name of the source computer (the computer to transfer the data from).

- The source and the destination computer must have the same OS versions.

- On the source computer, the Well-Known folders must be backed up using the default backup set and the default subclient.

- Determine the Well-Known folders that you want to transfer. If the source computer has multiple user profiles, you can transfer the Well-Known folders of any user profile from the source computer to the destination computer.

## Procedure

1. From the destination computer, open the Migration Assistant app:

   - From the Startup menu, launch the Migration Assistant app on Windows 8 and later computers.

   - Double-click the MigrationAssistant.exe from the software_installation_path/Base folder.

     Note

     If the user who launches the Migration Assistant app is not a member of the Administrators group on the client computer, right-click the Migration Assistant app, and then click Run as administrator.

   - For Macintosh, double-click the Migration Assistant. app from the Base or Application folder.

2. If prompted, enter the Commvault user name and password.

3. Follow the instructions provided in the wizard.

4. For the User Settings to take effect after the restore operation, you must log off, and then log on to the destination computer.

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