Use Smart Switch to transfer your data to your new Galaxy Book

Use Smart Switch to transfer your data to your new Galaxy Book

The Galaxy Book Smart Switch app is designed to help make life easier and to transfer data from your old windows PC to your new Samsung device.

By connecting your devices, Samsung Smart Switch can transfer your previous devices system settings, documents, and Microsoft store apps. You can select which data to include and which to exclude – so you get your Galaxy Book set up the way you want it.

Please note: Galaxy Book Smart Switch can only transfer data from a Windows PC.

How to use Galaxy Book Smart Switch

It is quick and easy to set up the Galaxy Book Smart Switch app and to transfer your data – by connecting both devices to the same network, installing the app then simply selecting what you want to share.

1 First, install the Galaxy Book Smart Switch app on your Galaxy Book and on your original PC. Once installed, open the app on both devices.
2 Next, ensure that both devices are connected to the same network. You can use an Ethernet connection to your router or Wi-Fi on either device. If networking isn't an option, you can connect a USB cable between the two PCs.
3 On the original PC you want to transfer data from, select Send data. On the Galaxy Book that is receiving the data, select Receive data.
Smart Switch on a Computer showing the options to send data and receive data
4 Select Allow on the "Allow connection" popup message on the PC, and then select the data you want to transfer.

Please note: You can also select Change to change the storage location.

5 By selecting the arrow next to each data type, you can make additional selections, like choosing specific documents and folders. When your finished selecting, click the Back arrow to return to the main menu.
6 Select Transfer to begin transferring your data. This may take a few minutes.
7 When this is complete, select Done on the Galaxy Book, and then select Close on the other PC.

Now, the data you selected on your PC will be available on your Galaxy Book! You can navigate to the storage location to view your data

Please visit Samsung Support for further support.

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