Thread: How do I...(computer ?)

Is it possible to transfer specific documents from my desktop to my laptop? I don't want to transfer everything...just specific documents. If so, how do I do this?

Probaby can do it if you have a flash drive. If not, zip up the files you want and either email it to your email address or upload it too a free server like Rapidshare.com and then re-download it to your laptop. But the flash drive is the easiet way to do it.

Originally Posted by Sassy

Is it possible to transfer specific documents from my desktop to my laptop? I don't want to transfer everything...just specific documents. If so, how do I do this?

Do you have them both on a network?

Are you looking to do the transfer one time, or on a routine basis?

Do you have a USB flash drive or DVD burner?

Are you simply talking about word documents or similar docs in your "My Documents" folder?

What operating system is on each one?

zip up files?
English please...electronic devices tend to not like me! Ha!

Yea, zip up files like winzip or winrar. But, flash drive is faster or like Tned said, maybe burn a disc with the info and then copy and paste it on your laptop.

Originally Posted by Tned

Do you have them both on a network?

Are you looking to do the transfer one time, or on a routine basis?

Do you have a USB flash drive or DVD burner?

Are you simply talking about word documents or similar docs in your "My Documents" folder?

What operating system is on each one?

one time probably...

I have lightscribe/no flash drive

word docs
(address labels specifically...that I don't want to retype everyones)

Vista on both

Whats lightscribe? Is that like a Flash drive?

Originally Posted by Anubis

Yea, zip up files like winzip or winrar. But, flash drive is faster or like Tned said, maybe burn a disc with the info and then copy and paste it on your laptop.

Which I know nothing about...

Hmmm...I know how to burn pics onto CD's...same process?

Originally Posted by Anubis

Whats lightscribe? Is that like a Flash drive?

I can burn stuff (labels) onto a CD/DVD disc.

Are they networked?

Originally Posted by Anubis

Whats lightscribe? Is that like a Flash drive?

Lightscribe is a DVD burner that will also create a monocrhome image on the face of the CD after burning the data, so you don't have to manually label the CD/DVD.

Basically, it is just a DVD burner.

Originally Posted by Sassy

Which I know nothing about...

Hmmm...I know how to burn pics onto CD's...same process?

Yea, you would just burn a Data Cd and then copy the files from the cd to your laptop.

Originally Posted by Sassy

Which I know nothing about...

Hmmm...I know how to burn pics onto CD's...same process?

I would burn them to cd's. If your not very computer savvy, I would do that or email them to yourself.

Both the laptop and desktop are on the same wireless server.

Anubis...how did you do your sig card??

Originally Posted by Sassy

Anubis...how did you do your sig card??

There was a guy over at Mania who does them. I can give you his name if you want and you can go on there and ask him to make you one.