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Opening a Terminal

During migration, your agent asks you to run one line on the old computer. That line is run in a terminal — a window where you type (or paste) commands instead of clicking. If you've never used one, this page walks you through it on each operating system.

Two things before you start:

  • Your agent gives you the exact line to run — and it gives the right variant for your operating system (Windows uses a slightly different command to macOS and Ubuntu). Copy it exactly; don't retype it.
  • Leave the window open after running the command. It's the live connection between the old computer and your agent — close it only when your agent says the migration is finished.

Windows

Windows uses PowerShell as its terminal:

  1. Click the Start button (or press the Windows key).
  2. Type powershell.
  3. Click Windows PowerShell in the results (no need to run it as administrator).
  4. Paste the command from your agent — right-click inside the PowerShell window pastes, or press Ctrl+V — then press Enter.

Windows PowerShell with the migration command pasted

Figure 1: Windows PowerShell — paste the line your agent gave you and press Enter

macOS

macOS ships with the Terminal app:

  1. Press Cmd+Space to open Spotlight search.
  2. Type terminal and press Enter. (Terminal also lives in Applications → Utilities.)
  3. Paste the command from your agent with Cmd+V, then press Return.

macOS Terminal with the migration command pasted

Figure 2: The macOS Terminal — paste the line your agent gave you and press Return

Ubuntu (Linux)

Ubuntu's terminal is one keyboard shortcut away:

  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T. (Or open Activities, type terminal, and click Terminal.)
  2. Paste the command from your agent with Ctrl+Shift+V — note the extra Shift, terminals on Linux reserve plain Ctrl+V — then press Enter.

Ubuntu terminal with the migration command pasted

Figure 3: The Ubuntu terminal — paste the line your agent gave you and press Enter

What happens next

The command downloads a small helper and connects the old computer to your agent — nothing is installed permanently. You'll see a few lines of progress appear, and your agent will confirm in the chat that the old computer is connected. From there, everything continues in your conversation with the agent; the terminal window just needs to stay open until the agent says the transfer is done.

If the window closes or the computer sleeps mid-transfer, don't worry — run the same line again and the migration resumes where it left off.