"Windows Easy Transfer" function is NOT easy!

I bought a new laptop and decided to try to move the old data by using "Windows Easy Transfer". There's NOTHING easy about it.
"I created the MIG file, but when I try to drag it onto the external hard drive it gives me the following error message: the file is too large for the destination file system.

I tried two different hdd with a lot of hard disk space. Both gave me the same error message.
I want a solution to this nonsense.
Thank you

Uh, you're welcome?

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  Figure 25: Selection Windows Easy Transfer
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  Figure 26: Windows Easy Transfer welcome screen
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- If your computer uses Windows 8 or Windows 7, click on my old computer is running Windows 7 or 8. Skip this section and go to the
  
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  Figure 30: Choosing a method to install Windows Easy Transfer
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