Transferring files from one computer to another

[Nebraskan4Texas]

I just got a new computer and need to transfer a great number of files (about a thousand) to the new computer. I have no idea how to do this other than saving them all to floppy disk which is ridiculous. Help!

 

[YChang]

if old computer had usb port...buy one of those usb flash keys and transfer, they store a lot more data or stop by Bestbuy and purchase one of those data mover kits. This is assuming the old pc does not have a cdrw for you to burn those files you want to transfer.
If that's not an options...there's no easy way. Unless you know someone comfortable with taking out your old hdd and sticking it in the new one and then transferring the files that way.

 

[VacantlyOccupied]

USB flash drive is the ticket. 20 bucks at Office Depot or similar will do the trick unless you're moving a bunch of music or something.

If they're not too huge, you could use Yahoo Briefcase or another online storage place. Move everything up there and then download it on the new system.

 

[ghost]

CNET has a good write up on this topic.

The Link

 

[idigTexas]

The easiest way is to network both PCs and send the files across the network. If the PCs arent network ready, and making them so isn't in your skill set or would require purchasing hardware, skip that option.

Plan B should be to burn a CD or 2.

If your old PC doesn't have a burner, then go with the USB storage option mentioned above. They are reasonably priced, and have truly reached the status of "floppy drive replacement" (you can even boot to them if you know what you are doing).

If you don't want to spend any money at all, and networking and CDs aren't viable, then as another poster suggested, you are down to installing the old drive in the new system. I'd avoid messing with the jumper settings unless you know what you are doing. In this case, I'd leave just the new drive on the primary IDE channel, and put the old drive on the secondary. Since this is a temporary configuration, you can get by without a CD/DVD drive while you transfer files.

Considering the nature of the question, I suspect opening up the case to add or remove devices may be more than you were hoping to have to do. As long as both systems have Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, or XP, the USB storage device is the simplest solution for a person who has little or no technical acumen. The price of the device itself is well worth the time and hassle that you'll save.

 

[ctrl+alt+del]

LapLink works well, but you have to have the right cable for it. I go from parallel port to parallel port.

 

[wherzwaldo]

Putting your old HDD in the new computer is the cheapest and fastest, but not necessarily easiest way.

 

[Sir_Climbs_A_Lot]

If you have a network card in each machine and do not have a network or a hub, you can connect the two computers with a "crossover cable", share the drive and copy from the shared folder.