Can anyone suggest the best way to transfer 20GB of files between a PC laptop and my new Macbook?

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#10410 21-Nov-2006 11:11

I dont have an internal DVD writer, is it possible to link them up somehow via network cables?

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#53115 21-Nov-2006 11:15

If the computers are in the same LAN you can create a share on your PC and on your Apple PC go back to desktop, click on "Go | Connect to server [Apple K]" and enter "smb://[ip address]/[share name]".

From there just copy files from and to...

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Master Geek

#53133 21-Nov-2006 15:20

USB HDD ?

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#54785 6-Dec-2006 11:03

pland: USB HDD ?

and to take it a step further .. if you don't have a USB HDD --- you could just get a 2.5" USB caddy, take out your PC HDD ( make sure you get the right one for the laptop HDD PATA or SATA caddy ) and bung it in there.. and then you've got a VERY cheap USB hdd.. pull the data directly from the source drive, just be careful not to delete it :)

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Master Geek

#54788 6-Dec-2006 11:07

Got it done - networked the two babies and transfered 20gbs over easy..... althought my PC laptop ran out of battery and I had to do it all over again! Anyway might consider buying a backup USB HD