I have both my old and new notebooks linked using a crossover cable, but where do I physically put the files I want to move from one computer to the other? The computers seem to appear in the "my network places" window, but do I put the files in the "shared files" folder on the hard drive? Any help is appreciated!
2006-08-30 14:37:32 · 6 answers · asked by Mustache Man 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
You can put the files in any folder you like. However if you want to continue with this type of connection and share the files between the systems you have to share the folder where the files are located. This can be the Shared Documents folder or any other you choose. I assume that you are switching to the new notebook and will retire the old - if so I would put the files in My Documents, that way you won't inadvertently share them when you connect to another network.
2006-08-30 14:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by Brent D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to move the files from one computer to the other because you're going to retire the old computer...
First, on the destination computer (new computer) right-click My Computer and click Properties. Locate the computername tab and make a note of it.
Then, on the source computer, click Start-->Run. In the "Open" box type \\computername\c$ where computername is the name you noted above. This will go across the crossover cable to the C drive of the new computer. the $ at the end is totally important!
You might be asked to enter a name and password, so use whatever you have set up on the new system here.
Soon you will see Windows Explorer open and you're viewing the C drive of the new computer. Create a folder in there, name it whatever you want, adn drag and drop all the files you want to move right into the new folder.
If you have more than one drive on the new computer it works the same way, just type \\computername\d$ or whatever the drive letter is.
Just putting stuff in the "Shared" folder will only be helpful if you plan on keeping both computers up and running. If you put all the stuff in the Shared folder on the old computer then get rid of the old computer, your new computer still won't have copies so the files are now gone.
2006-08-30 21:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, I'm not sure what that special "Share Folder" means here, oh oh i guess it is not for network; but users on the same machine.
Because this is how it was supposed to be done for Windows networking, it had been done this way for quite a while, designate a folder that you want both machine to share, right click on it, follow the Network Sharing section of that dialog. Since you have said the computers are configured for network just fine as a whole, you should not have any problems there, just follow the instruction there.
Then the other machine should have no problem accessing the file; in the rare case that you have to use an old program that did not account for network drive path, there is an extra step of "mapping" that can be done here.
2006-08-30 22:13:27 · answer #3 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it's very much like moving files around in your computer. Simply access the shared drive or folder on the 2nd computer through the 1st computer. Copy (or cut) and paste into the desired location on the 1st computer.
2006-08-30 21:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by The 3rd Nipple 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, put the files in the 'Shared Documents' folder... make sure file sharing is enabled... then goto My Networks Places and you will see the folders.
2006-08-30 21:40:28 · answer #5 · answered by J.F.® 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enable file sharing and place files in Shared Documents.
2006-08-30 21:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by Rob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋