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[Arctic]

OK I bought a new computer and i would like to know the best way to tranfer all my music from my old to my new, I would also like the Cheapes because im not rich and the least tech involed because im not as computer smart as alot of people out there, ( im a carpenter.  Not an IT guy ) I have a router so i could try to network the 2 but i would need a little walkthough if its not just a plug and play thing. 


Thanks

[Phazis]

Well if you plan to trash old system... just pull out the hard drive and slap it inside of new system or better yet buy one of the USB hard drive enclosurses or just a cable (10$) and connect it to just copy over.

that would do just fine:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812119017

[Apone]

Best, easiest and probably most cost effective way to do it?  Invest in a USB flash drive, otherwise known as a jump drive, a thumb drive, etc.  I have a 1 gig drive that I got for free from work , but I think they cost in the area of $30 (Hawkes could let you know).  Great for moving files around quickly, can use it on pretty much any system, and you will always have it in case you need it again.

[Hawkes]

Uhm..... crossover cable?

[Phazis]

Uhm..... crossover cable?

I hope you are refering to a network cable not LPT.... last time someone asked me to transfer 100mb of that with this crap I quit the job (I am not joking)

[Nightstalker]

Just get a seagate drive. you can prolly get an 80 gig one for like less than 50 now im pretty sure. Its external hardrive connected via USB. I store my porn compendium as well as a few classic games on there

[Hawkes]

Uhm..... crossover cable?

I hope you are refering to a network cable not LPT.... last time someone asked me to transfer 100mb of that with this crap I quit the job (I am not joking)

Guess that would depend on how much he has to transfer now wouldn't it?

[Phazis]

Uhm..... crossover cable?

I hope you are refering to a network cable not LPT.... last time someone asked me to transfer 100mb of that with this crap I quit the job (I am not joking)

Guess that would depend on how much he has to transfer now wouldn't it?

I would imagine that by "all my music" he means more than just one country song ....

[Krogoth]

as Apone said, thumbdrive for the win. Or if you wanna go ahead and archive it while you're at it (so if something happens to your computer you can get it all back), I'd say invest in some DVD-/+Rs (or RWs). Thats what I use whenever I reformat, 15 RWs and I can back up the entire system, and load it back on without trouble, and use them again.

[Arctic]

thank you all for the ideas
looking into it when i get back from AZ