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[Lil_KB 10+ year member]

ok...my buddy is switching computers tomorrow and hes not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to pcs....neither am i.

anyways...he has 1k+ songs saved on his current pc and he needs to transfer them. help me/him out please.

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[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

use somebody's ipod, thats the easiest way i can think.

 

[jjones5000 10+ year member]

Depends on actual quantity of data. Anything under 5gb i'd say burn to disk (cd or dvd) then over to other computer. Anything over that and i'd say move his old hard disk into new computer (temporarily) and transfer data then tale it out. Not a very hard process really.

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

Umm... firewire transfer?

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

Depends on actual quantity of data. Anything under 5gb i'd say burn to disk (cd or dvd) then over to other computer. Anything over that and i'd say move his old hard disk into new computer (temporarily) and transfer data then tale it out. Not a very hard process really.

Or this,,, makes more sense, if both computers have similar specs,

Unless the music is on different HD then the Operating System [windows] and then it wont be any problem

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

Umm... firewire transfer?

i was thinking that too, but might take a while depending on his connection.

 

[jaycross 10+ year member]

id burn it to a disk..... but thats just me

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

id burn it to a disk..... but thats just me

And easy to do, might not be the sastest, but still

 

[Lil_KB 10+ year member]

he has 3.94 gb.....that sounds like a lot of cds to transfer.

 

[redlinese-r 10+ year member]

i would invest in a external hdd...that way he can backup all his music and his computer if it ever crashes...plus...there relatively cheap.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

what makes you think an external hard drive won't crash?

1. put the old hard drive in the new computer

2. if you got a home network thing set up (wireless router), enable file sharing and transfer over the network....crossover cable is an alternative to a 'network'

3. burn to dvd

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

Take the hd straight out and put it in the new one ftw?

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

id use my 3rd hard drive that doesnt have an OS on it. hook a third HD up to the old computer and transfer the songs to it. then hook that 3rd HD up to the new comp and transfer to new PC's HD or just leave 3rd HD connected to new comp