There are many ways to transfer data (files) from a PC to a Mac, including:

• using the Migration Assistant built into OS X Lion and later
• using the 'PC Data Transfer Service' at Apple Retail Stores and Apple Specialists
• using a portable hard drive or storage device
• using a CD or DVD burner
• using other portable media
• using a shared file server
• using email
• using a direct Ethernet connection
• installing the PC's hard drive in the Mac, if compatible

Migration Assistant

Change to Microsoft Home Use Program Effective Nov. 1, 2018, Microsoft Office will no longer be available for personally-owned computers from the Stanford Software Licensing Web Store. Instead, individuals with an Office 365 account can install Office 365 ProPlus on up to five computers (Windows and Mac), five tablets, and five smartphones at.

OS X Lion and later has a Migration Assistant application designed to easily move files, programs, and settings from your old Windows-based PC to your new Mac. For more information, see About Windows Migration Assistant.

PC data transfer from Apple Retail Stores and Apple Specialists (United States only)

Apple Retail Stores offer several levels of data transfer services. For further information on PC Data Transfer services, contact your local Apple Retail Store. In addition to the Apple Retail Stores, many Apple Specialists, Apple Resellers, and Apple Authorized Service Providers also provide various levels of PC to Mac data transfers. To locate an Apple Specialist in your area, use the Find Service website.

Portable hard drive or storage device

Portable hard drives that can be used to transfer data from a PC to a Mac include FireWire (IEEE 1394, iLink) drives and USB-based drives or storage devices. Portable FireWire drives provide the fastest transfer rate, and are widely available. However, unless the PC has a FireWire port, which is not common on PC computers, you will not be able to use a portable FireWire hard drive. A portable USB hard drive can be used if no FireWire port is available on your old PC.

CD or DVD burner

Creating a backup disc of the files on your PC is one of the easiest methods you can use to transfer any amount of data. This method provides the added benefit of creating a backup of your data.

Other portable media

Using portable ZIP, Jaz, magnetic optical (MO), or other forms of portable media is similar to burning a CD, and, as long as the media device can be used on both the PC and Mac. Using these forms of portable media is an excellent way to transfer any amount of data.

Shared file server

A server on a network that can be accessed by both your old PC and your new Mac is an excellent alternative to burning CDs, or moving portable drives from one computer to another. Be aware that both computers must be able to access the server.

Email

For small amounts of data such as word processing documents, pictures, or small application data files, using email to send them to yourself as an attachment is another option. However, if the data files are large, or if you do not have a high-speed Internet connection, you should consider other methods before using this one.

Some Internet service providers (ISPs) place restrictions on how large email attachments can be, so you may not be able to use this method with large data files, even if you have a fast Internet connection.

Direct Ethernet connection

If you have both computers in the same location, you may be able to use an Ethernet cable to connect both computers together and copy files between them. You may need an Ethernet crossover cable depending on which model Mac you own. This method has the advantage of being fast and being able to transfer any amount of data.

Moving the PC's hard drive

While it is possible to move some PC hard drives into some model Macs, this is not the recommended method of transferring data and it should only be used by experienced computer users who understand how to install and format PC hard drives. Mac OS X v10.3 or later can read the contents of an NTFS-formatted drive, but will be unable to save any new files or make changes to existing files without first reformatting the drive (and deleting any existing data on the drive in the process).

Summary :

When Microsoft tries to increase the Home Use Program benefit, the company is removing Office 2019 from Home Use Program, but it is offering some discounts for Office 2019 customers to buy Office 365 Home or Personal for home use.

Introduction of the Removal of Microsoft Office 2019

Microsoft has changed its Home Use Program (HUP) for its Software Assurance business customers, which removed the benefits of running the same Office on a computer that was previously used by enterprise customers at home (previously users could purchase a non-subscription version of Office at a very low discount).

However, Microsoft offers another option for HUP users: they can purchase Office 365 Home or Personal at a discount for home use.

Microsoft said in an updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document about the program that the goal of updating the Home Use Program is to provide HUP customers with discounts on the latest and most up to date products.

For example, Office 365 is constantly up to date with the advanced version of Office apps on all devices. In addition, the Home Use Program will no longer provide Office Professional Plus 2019 and Office Home and Business 2019.

However, before this change was made as part of the July product terms, Software Assurance customer could purchase Office 365 Professional Plus (customers can get this version by Office 365 subscription and this version is the core set of Office apps for Windows), or Office Professional Plus 2019, or Office Home and Business 2019 (Windows or Mac small-business users can get this non-subscription Office version) for a discount permitted by HUP Office benefit.

HUP benefit gave each U.S. customers a steeply discounted price of $14.99 for either of the above options. However, after the Microsoft Office 2019 removal, Office 365 Home or Personal can be got by Home Use Program customers at a 30% discount. And the discount for Office 365 Home is about $70 a year, and Office 365 personal is $49.

But if customers want to get this qualification, they are supposed to either have Software Assurance or a certain number of Office 365/Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 licenses (the least number for educational and nonprofit customers and commercial organizations is 2,000).

What’s more, Microsoft also said that customers who may already have got the most benefits from the discounted purchase of Office 2019 or Office Professional Plus 2019 cannot get any discounts according to the FAQ.

However, customers who have purchased Office Professional Plus 2019 or Office Home and Business 2019 at the discounted price on the Home Use Program are still eligible to get a discount to purchase Office 365 Home and Personal plans.

In addition, customers who already got an Office 365 Home or Personal subscription can still get a discount buying Office 365 through the Home Use Program, even if they leave the company.

Although customers can still purchase HUP licenses for Project and Visio, Office 365 Home or Personal subscriptions cover the licenses for the Office products to use at home.

Microsoft Hup For Windows 10

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Microsoft Hup Upgrade

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