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  • G GenJerDan

    Moving stuff from old computer to new...[^] :sigh:

    YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

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    Chris Maunder
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    Please tell me the machines aren't in the same building.

    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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    • G GenJerDan

      Moving stuff from old computer to new...[^] :sigh:

      YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

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      Dexterus
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      Please tell me that's not over wireless (even if the speed is surprisingly familiar for wireless copying).

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      • G GenJerDan

        Moving stuff from old computer to new...[^] :sigh:

        YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

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        Are you doing a PUSH, i.e. running on Old to move from Old to New or are you doing a PULL running on New to move from old to new. It does make a difference to the speed. Also I have found doing a Copy rather than Move can sometimes be better, then when finished just do a big format or delete on the source machine.

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        • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

          It might go faster if you copy to a USB hard drive then back again on the other computer, as USB 2.0 is faster than Ethernet.

          The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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          OriginalGriff
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          Richard Andrew x64 wrote:

          USB 2.0 is faster than Ethernet

          Not my ethernet - I use Gigabit on all the important sections! :laugh:

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          • D DaveAuld

            Are you doing a PUSH, i.e. running on Old to move from Old to New or are you doing a PULL running on New to move from old to new. It does make a difference to the speed. Also I have found doing a Copy rather than Move can sometimes be better, then when finished just do a big format or delete on the source machine.

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            Mark_Wallace
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            DaveAuld wrote:

            Also I have found doing a Copy rather than Move can sometimes be better, then when finished just do a big format or delete on the source machine.

            Yeah, but a delete op on that many files can take hours, too.

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              DaveAuld wrote:

              Also I have found doing a Copy rather than Move can sometimes be better, then when finished just do a big format or delete on the source machine.

              Yeah, but a delete op on that many files can take hours, too.

              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              Chris C B
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              Mark_Wallace wrote:

              Yeah, but a delete op on that many files can take hours, too.

              A [Shift] + [Delete] is much faster - as long as you are sure the copy has worked.

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                DaveAuld wrote:

                Also I have found doing a Copy rather than Move can sometimes be better, then when finished just do a big format or delete on the source machine.

                Yeah, but a delete op on that many files can take hours, too.

                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                DaveAuld
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                That is true, but as it is on the old machine, you could effectively leave it running in your loft if you wanted and it can take as long as it wants. easier option, removed hard drive, dismantle to recover strong magnets, then play frisbee with the platters, or use them as coasters, or for target practice. :-D

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                • G GenJerDan

                  Moving stuff from old computer to new...[^] :sigh:

                  YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

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                  Ravi Bhavnani
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                  In my experience, it's faster if you do a copy followed by a delete (so effectively, a move).  Really. /ravi

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    Please tell me the machines aren't in the same building.

                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                    GenJerDan
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                    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: They're on the same DESK!

                    YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

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                    • G GenJerDan

                      :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: They're on the same DESK!

                      YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

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                      Chris Maunder
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                      I'm so, so sorry.

                      cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                      • G GenJerDan

                        Moving stuff from old computer to new...[^] :sigh:

                        YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

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                        That's bad, even for WiFi. If you're using WiFi, are both computers near the router they are connected to? Are you sure one of them doesn't have a bad wireless card?

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                        • J J Dunlap

                          That's bad, even for WiFi. If you're using WiFi, are both computers near the router they are connected to? Are you sure one of them doesn't have a bad wireless card?

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                          GenJerDan
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                          Ethernet, not WiFi. Actually, a transfer rate of almost 3mbs is not terrible on a 100Base-T lan. Well, not terrible considering slow harddrives and forgetting to turn off indexing on the target machine. :laugh: One of these days I'll climb up in the attic and put the Cat-6 cables in.

                          YouTube and My Mu[sic], Films and Windows Programs, etc.

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