My laptop is at work and my pc is at home. My thought was that there was some kind of app I could download that could split a file into bits and when I get it home I could thread it back together. Another potential problem is that my laptop is a mac and my pc is windows =p. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (Note: My laptop has a device attached to it so I can't take it out of the office without causing a problem.)
2006-12-09 07:37:31 · 10 answers · asked by lys.rx 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Easiest bet would be to get a usb hard drive that is large enough to hold it, you might be able to compress to get the size down a bit to.
I have a question? What is the point of having a laptop if you can't take it out of the office?
Here is one that would work
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144069
To the answers below, did you read the question, it says he cannot take the laptop out of the workplace, so how in the hell is he going to patch with a crossover cable or network it, sending a 3.5 gb file over the internet isn't really feasible, and a hard drive is your most economical bet.
2006-12-09 07:39:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have an internet provider at home, many times they will offer a certain amount of space for personal use. If they do then you can create an FTP site and send the file via FTP from the MAC to your personal web space and the retrieve it from the same space down to your PC. The big challenge there is many companies' firewall may not allow such a large file transfer.
The other option is to find a program which will break down a file in to segments and either store the files on CD. There is a program called "Stuffit" for the MAC and PC which can span an archive across multiple CDs. If you save in "ZIP" format across multiple CDs you should be able to retrieve everything using WinZIp on the PC side.
2006-12-09 07:59:59 · answer #2 · answered by Joe J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as the file is a file recognized by both computers, compatibility shouldn't be a problem. You might try an online storage site. Using a search engine, such as Yahoo! Search or Google, type in "Online Storage Space." There are many sites that offer free and fee data storage. This is a good option primarily if you have a high speed connection at both workstations. If not, the upload and download will be extremely slow. If nothing else, you can go to your local electronics store and see if they have an external hard drive for rent or buy. Many electronics stores today rent out external hard drives for situations such as this.
2006-12-09 07:44:03 · answer #3 · answered by FallenOrigin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easiest would probably just to get a flash drive (4gb is like 20$ or something now) and transfer it via usb. If you have a firewire external hd that would be the fastest but many desktops/laptops are not firewire enabled. Flash drive is going to be your best bet.
2016-05-22 23:23:38 · answer #4 · answered by Kathryn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Burn the file to a CD.
Find a free email service with a large attachment option.
Yahoo! is only 10MB.
2006-12-09 07:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
set up a home network and share the drives on both and bring it accross through your router
If you have not done it use help in windows and run the network setup wizard
2006-12-09 07:40:07 · answer #6 · answered by Mitchell b 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well, with a dvd you can do it, but your laptop has to have a dvd burner, have you try cutting in half whatever u are going to do and then burn it to two cds.
2006-12-09 07:40:58 · answer #7 · answered by El javio 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I assume they haven't got dvd drives. do you know any one with a portable dvd drive?
2006-12-09 07:40:42 · answer #8 · answered by epbr123 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
use a program called winzip or winrar. then zip it up ..then transfer your files
2006-12-09 07:45:20 · answer #9 · answered by sky2k4 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nevermind
2006-12-09 07:41:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋