My old desktop doesn't have a dvd burner in it and has a lot of data to be transfered. I wish to keep using the old desk top with the same data as the new laptop
2006-10-05 11:49:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
You can usually buy a cord called a Fire-wire to transfer your entire hard drive to another computer. This may take several hours however, but it gets EVERY single thing you had on the hard drive, even preferences and settings. However, if you have used a lot of your hard drive on the old computer, it may not all fit on your laptop. Good luck, and have fun with the computer.
2006-10-05 11:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by shawnmuench 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you only want to transfer your data from one com to the other your best option will be burning it to DVD or CD .If not an external hard drive that you can use for both and you can carry around with you all the time and are not just limited to your computers you can transfer info to any other computer you connect the drive to.
2006-10-05 11:53:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two ways:
One would be to use your network. If you have a router (wireless or otherwise) you can sahre the folder(s) on your old compy. Find them on your new lappy by using the Start > My Network Places. Should be able to see the compy's shared files.
Two, get a "crossover" ethernet cable. Hook up your lappy to your compy via the ethernet ports and copy the files over the same way as above, with the Network Places window.
2006-10-05 11:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by Trixie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way is to buy a 2.5" hard drive and put it in a portable 2.5" usb hard drive casing and connect to your desktop computer and copy the data into it.
then after that, connect the portable hard drive to your laptop as and when needed.
cheers!
mercury of love
2006-10-05 23:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by mercury of love 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connect them with USB or FireWire, and there is a a wizard in Windows for migrating and also in OS X.
2006-10-05 11:51:17 · answer #5 · answered by Sean Brackeen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just copy the data into de the dvd recordable disc and then save it into the new laptop...
2006-10-05 11:51:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if u have a spare latop u can hook it as much as that if the hd suits and u drivers wont paintings yet i shud boot besides, just to repeat somethings... now if its a sata, u can somewhat connect it to the laptop as a slave...
2016-10-18 21:30:52 · answer #7 · answered by dampier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
burn it onto cd's or buy a flash memory stick and start saving files to it then transfer to the laptop
2006-10-05 11:50:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you might use a jump drive - if you have no usb port, you might email it to yourself.
2006-10-05 11:50:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋