Microsoft has just solved a problem encountered by many users under Win7. This problem mainly occurs in the easy file transfer function. The specific symptoms, causes, and methods are as follows:
Symptoms: When you use Windows Easy Transfer to restore data from a cross-partition migration store in Windows 7, you receive the following error message:
Windows Easy Transfer cannot open the file.
Cause: This issue occurs when the spanned volume's migration store files are not in the same location or the spanned volume's migration store is corrupted.
solution
Method 1: Verify the location of the migration storage files
1. Click the Start button, then click "Computer" to open Explorer
2. In the upper right corner, type *.mig in the search box, and then press Enter.
3. Please note the location of all files with extensions such as *.mig, *.mig01, etc. *.mig.
4. Please make sure that all files with *.mig extension are in the same folder.
If they are not in the same folder, follow these steps:
1) Select a folder in the migration store.
2) Select all *.mig files listed in the Search Results window and not in the migration folder selected in step 4.
3) Click "Copy" on the "Edit" menu.
4) Open the folder you selected in step 4 and click Paste on the Edit menu.
Please try running Windows Easy Transfer again.
If method one doesn't solve the problem, try method two
Method 2: Copy the migration storage files to another location
1. Right-click a blank area on the desktop, point to "New", and then click "Folder".
2. Migrate Temp, name the folder, and press the "Enter" key.
3. Click the Start button, then click "Computer" to open Explorer and click.
4. In the upper right corner, type *.mig in the Search Computer box, and then press the "ENTER" key.
5. Please note the location of all files with extensions such as *.mig, *.mig01, etc. *.mig.
6. Select all files that have a *.mig extension and are listed in the Search Results window.
7. Click "Copy" on the "Edit" menu.
8. Open the migration Temp folder, and then click "Paste" on the "Edit" menu.
9. Run Windows Easy Transfer and point to the location of the migration Temp folder as you transfer files and settings to your computer.
If method two does not solve the problem, try method three
Method three: Check hard disk errors
Use the Chkdsk tool to check for disk problems. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click the Start button, then click "Computer" to open Explorer
2. Right-click the drive containing the migrated files, and then click Properties.
3. On the Tools tab, click Check Now in the Error Checking area.
4. Click to select the "Automatically repair file system errors" check box, and then click to select the "Scan and attempt to recover bad sectors" check box.
5. Click "Start".
6. If you receive the following message: "Windows cannot check the disk; it is in use. Do you want to schedule a disk check for the next time you restart your computer?", click "Schedule a disk check" and then restart your computer:
Note: Disk check may take several minutes depending on the size of the hard drive. For best results, do not use the computer to perform any other tasks during the disk check process.
Please try running Windows Easy Transfer again
The information in this article applies to:
Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate