There are a few needs to have to connect two computers with a crossover cable. One of these would simply be that one bought a new computer. In this case, all the data would easily transfer from one computer to the next via drag-and-drop. Another instance would be upgrading the operating system or reformatting it. In this occurrence, all old files would be transferred to another computer and would
. be kept there until they are needed on the new PC. One needed, they are transferred over via drag-and-drop, as well.