diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index c0660ea..b3d7c1f 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -63,3 +63,8 @@ AWS_BUCKET=
 AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=false
 
 VITE_APP_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
+
+# Database Transfer Tools
+# Windows example: C:/xampp/mysql/bin/mysqldump.exe
+MYSQLDUMP_PATH=mysqldump
+MYSQL_BINARY_PATH=mysql
diff --git a/backend/app/Services/Database/MySqlDriver.php b/backend/app/Services/Database/MySqlDriver.php
index d35ec20..059f422 100644
--- a/backend/app/Services/Database/MySqlDriver.php
+++ b/backend/app/Services/Database/MySqlDriver.php
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class MySqlDriver implements DatabaseDriverInterface, SchemaDiscoveryInterface
         $path = $directory . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $filename;
         $errorPath = $directory . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $filename . '.err';
         
+        $mysqldumpPath = env('MYSQLDUMP_PATH', 'mysqldump');
+        
         // Ensure we have a username
         $username = $config['username'] ?? 'root';
         $password = $config['password'] ?? '';
@@ -117,10 +119,9 @@ class MySqlDriver implements DatabaseDriverInterface, SchemaDiscoveryInterface
         $passwordPart = !empty($password) ? "-p" . escapeshellarg($password) : "";
         $dbPart = !empty($database) ? escapeshellarg($database) : "--all-databases";
         
-        // On Windows, we might need to handle double quotes in escapeshellarg
-        // Let's use a more robust way to execute and capture errors
         $command = sprintf(
-            'mysqldump -u %s %s -h %s -P %s %s > %s 2> %s',
+            '%s -u %s %s -h %s -P %s %s > %s 2> %s',
+            $mysqldumpPath === 'mysqldump' ? 'mysqldump' : escapeshellarg($mysqldumpPath),
             escapeshellarg($username),
             $passwordPart,
             escapeshellarg($host),
@@ -136,15 +137,16 @@ class MySqlDriver implements DatabaseDriverInterface, SchemaDiscoveryInterface
             $errors = file_get_contents($errorPath);
             unlink($errorPath);
             if (!empty(trim($errors))) {
-                // If the file is 0 bytes and there are errors, it definitely failed
                 if (!file_exists($path) || filesize($path) === 0) {
-                    throw new \Exception("Export failed: " . $errors);
+                    $instruction = "Please check your .env file and ensure MYSQLDUMP_PATH is correct. Example: MYSQLDUMP_PATH=C:\\xampp\\mysql\\bin\\mysqldump.exe";
+                    throw new \Exception("Export failed: " . $errors . "\n\nInstructions: " . $instruction);
                 }
             }
         }
 
         if (!file_exists($path) || filesize($path) === 0) {
-            throw new \Exception("Export failed: Resulting file is empty. Ensure mysqldump is installed and in the system PATH.");
+            $instruction = "The 'mysqldump' binary was not found. Please set MYSQLDUMP_PATH in your .env file to the absolute path of the mysqldump executable.";
+            throw new \Exception("Export failed: Binary not found.\n\nInstructions: " . $instruction);
         }
 
         return $path;
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ class MySqlDriver implements DatabaseDriverInterface, SchemaDiscoveryInterface
             mkdir($directory, 0755, true);
         }
         $errorPath = $directory . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'import_error.err';
+        
+        $mysqlPath = env('MYSQL_BINARY_PATH', 'mysql');
 
         $username = $config['username'] ?? 'root';
         $password = $config['password'] ?? '';
@@ -168,7 +172,8 @@ class MySqlDriver implements DatabaseDriverInterface, SchemaDiscoveryInterface
         $dbPart = !empty($database) ? escapeshellarg($database) : "";
 
         $command = sprintf(
-            'mysql -u %s %s -h %s -P %s %s < %s 2> %s',
+            '%s -u %s %s -h %s -P %s %s < %s 2> %s',
+            $mysqlPath === 'mysql' ? 'mysql' : escapeshellarg($mysqlPath),
             escapeshellarg($username),
             $passwordPart,
             escapeshellarg($host),
@@ -184,7 +189,8 @@ class MySqlDriver implements DatabaseDriverInterface, SchemaDiscoveryInterface
             $errors = file_get_contents($errorPath);
             unlink($errorPath);
             if (!empty(trim($errors))) {
-                throw new \Exception("Import failed: " . $errors);
+                $instruction = "Please check your .env file and ensure MYSQL_BINARY_PATH is correct. Example: MYSQL_BINARY_PATH=C:\\xampp\\mysql\\bin\\mysql.exe";
+                throw new \Exception("Import failed: " . $errors . "\n\nInstructions: " . $instruction);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TransferContent.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TransferContent.tsx
index 00b949c..275b1fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TransferContent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TransferContent.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ const TransferContent: React.FC<TransferContentProps> = ({ mode = 'both' }) => {
                 <Close fontSize="small" />
               </IconButton>
             }
-            sx={{ borderRadius: 2, boxShadow: '0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05)' }}
+            sx={{ 
+              borderRadius: 2, 
+              boxShadow: '0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05)',
+              '& .MuiAlert-message': { whiteSpace: 'pre-line' }
+            }}
           >
             {success || error}
           </Alert>