# whats the best way to transfer files from old to new computer? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 20, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786 "2005-04-20T13:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/1 "2005-04-20T13:04:19Z")
:dunno: i dont know that I feel like cracking open these two cases. The 80GB this thing has is plenty for me… ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/2 "2005-04-20T13:05:36Z")
crossover cable and a common workgroup? router and common workgroup within same subnet? AIM instant transfer? stop being lazy and slave your old drive ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/3 "2005-04-20T13:05:53Z")
BEST WAY - crack open the cases and put the old hard drive in as a slave to the boot drive and copy away. other way - get a cross over cable and network the 2 PCs (unless you have a hub/switch handy) and copy through network neighborhood ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/4 "2005-04-20T13:06:24Z")
make old HD a slave is your best bet. then you have more HD space ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/5 "2005-04-20T13:08:09Z")
my suggestions \> \* ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/6 "2005-04-20T13:08:17Z")
see original post about lazyness. if I hook their ethernet ports together can i transfer shit like that? ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/7 "2005-04-20T13:10:02Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > see original post about lazyness. if I hook their ethernet ports together can i transfer shit like that? gotta use a cross over cable if you connect them directly together. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/8 "2005-04-20T13:10:14Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > see original post about lazyness. if I hook their ethernet ports together can i transfer shit like that? notice my post you douche crossover cable = a cable you don’t have so fuck that you need a router, and then you can plug BOTH computers in at the same time and ‘share’ files, assuming you have similar IP’s within the same subnet, using the router as your gateway or just sign on AIM on both and click ‘send file’ and send the whole fucking drive… ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/9 "2005-04-20T13:10:15Z")
add: use the XP tool with computer connected via crossover cable ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/10 "2005-04-20T13:11:25Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > notice my post you douche > > crossover cable = a cable you don’t have so fuck that > > you need a router, and then you can plug BOTH computers in at the same time and ‘share’ files, assuming you have similar IP’s within the same subnet, using the router as your gateway > > or just sign on AIM on both and click ‘send file’ and send the whole fucking drive… got a router, but ive never been able to figure out how to share files amongst the computers on it. :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/11 "2005-04-20T13:12:31Z")
pick drive, sharing. share this folder. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/12 "2005-04-20T13:13:44Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > pick drive, sharing. share this folder. did that, never seemed to work. But then again my computer was so fucked up it wasnt even funny. ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/13 "2005-04-20T13:14:26Z")
ship to me with enclosed 2 benjamins, copy files, I send it back. Thats the easiest way. Oh, and I will dub all your pRon to my data server too. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/14 "2005-04-20T13:14:51Z")
computer 1 right click network neighborhood - properites ensure file and printer sharing is enabled doubt click tcpip type 192.168.0.4 in IP 255.255.255.0 in subnet 192.168.0.1 (router IP addy) - go to run type cmd type ipconfig /all and see what your gateway is set, then statically set that. DNS servers can be local machine or router computer 2 192.168.0.5 in IP 255.255.255.0 type gateway reboot both into same workgroup open IE on computer 2 (target computer) type \192.168.0.4\c$ (source computer’s root) then copy and past to local HD ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/15 "2005-04-20T13:14:57Z")
> [@Be\_Rad](#): > > ship to me with enclosed 2 benjamins, copy files, I send it back. Thats the easiest way. Oh, and I will dub all your pRon to my data server too. works for me. send me a PM? ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/16 "2005-04-20T13:15:24Z")
you have to be able to figure it out from what i wrote… not too hard. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/17 "2005-04-20T13:15:53Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > computer 1 > > right click network neighborhood - properites > ensure file and printer sharing is enabled > > doubt click tcpip > > type 192.168.0.4 in IP > 255.255.255.0 in subnet > 192.168.0.1 (router IP addy) - go to run type cmd type ipconfig /all and see what your gateway is set, then statically set that. DNS servers can be local machine or router > > computer 2 > 192.168.0.5 in IP > 255.255.255.0 > type gateway > > reboot both into same workgroup > > open IE on computer 2 (target computer) > > type \192.168.0.4\c$ (source computer’s root) > > then copy and past to local HD you know it makes me hard when you talk like that. in all those fancy computer terms… :naughty: 😉 thanks. I’ll fuck with it when I get home. Gotta bounce over to work to conduct a few interviews. yay. :hsugh: ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/18 "2005-04-20T13:16:25Z")
werd… hit me up aim if you need help…reduced rate of $45/hr for j00 ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/19 "2005-04-20T13:28:54Z")
the easiest way is to copy all of your shit onto a floppy disk and put it into the new pc, you could also use a cd if you have a burner. 😃 But I bet the “important” shit you have would fit onto a floppy. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786/20 "2005-04-20T16:43:07Z")
OK… even easier… e-mail it to yourself. Fuck all the cables and configurations. Put the old machine back on the net… e-mail the files to yourself… put the new machine on the net and open the e-mails… DONE [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-way-to-transfer-files-from-old-to-new-computer/173786.md?page=2)