Lovejoy Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 Sorry to sound stupid but isn't there somewhere online where you can move stuff into, and then access it from any computer. The reason for asking is I can't be bothered to transfer my whole music library manually, which would take ages. Cheers .
Zingari Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 can't you use an external hard drive ? its always best to have files backed up on something like that anyway
Daggers Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 If you have a mass of data there are online stores (that will guarantee back-ups) but you'll have to pay for it. As Zingari said - use an external - you can pick up a 1tB drive for £120 from Play.
Jay Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 I have over 50gb of music on my computer but have it backed up on 2 external hard drives I do own 70-80% of it on cd but I really can't be bothered to rip it all again will take me months!!! external hard drives are vital imo!!
Daggers Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 http://www.xdrive.com/5gb. Not sure I'd want to trust AOL with 5 gigs of my personal data.
coale39 Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 Not sure I'd want to trust AOL with 5 gigs of my personal data. Could encrypt it in a zip file?
JadeFalcon Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 network them together using either a router or a cross cable then just drag n drop the files where u want on the new machine
DB11 Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 Could encrypt it in a zip file? If people wanted to access it that much it wouldn't make any difference whatsoever to be honest
MC Prussian Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 When buying an external harddrive, just be careful that you choose the right one. I had a LaCie one and it doesn't transfer data correctly like it used to do. Also, you might want to go for a USB-only harddrive, otherwise you'll be forever searching for two plugs - not to speak of the cable chaos.
Lillehamring Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 i'm sure uploading it will take as long as copying it to a hard drive, and like evryone here says, you have a back up... i have stuff on external hard drive, and whilst it is a bit of a drag getting out of the cupboard everytime i want something (i'm permanently on a laptop) it means that if you just want a single album you don't have to download your entire collection everytime---
Daggers Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 I've got one HD dedicated to movies and music and another for everything else. It doesn't matter whether I'm on the Linux or the XP partition, I can still enjoy stuff - which, at the moment, is Dirk Gently's Detective Agency
Jay Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 When buying an external harddrive, just be careful that you choose the right one.I had a LaCie one and it doesn't transfer data correctly like it used to do. Also, you might want to go for a USB-only harddrive, otherwise you'll be forever searching for two plugs - not to speak of the cable chaos. don't tell me things like that I have a LaCie one and a Western digital!!
Lovejoy Posted 31 May 2008 Author Posted 31 May 2008 Cheers for the advice peeps, may have to invest in an external hard drive.
MC Prussian Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 don't tell me things like that I have a LaCie one and a Western digital!! Sorry Jay!! But I've heard similar bad things from other customers over the past few weeks and months - stay away from LaCie is the general consensus!
Daggers Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 I like my Maxtor - not least because if you say it in a funny voice it sounds like a kind of super-hero. It doesn't take much to keep me amused!
davieG Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 I like my Maxtor - not least because if you say it in a funny voice it sounds like a kind of super-hero.It doesn't take much to keep me amused!
lookwhaticando Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 Sorry Jay!!But I've heard similar bad things from other customers over the past few weeks and months - stay away from LaCie is the general consensus! When it came time to buy an external, I saw the usual names - Seagate, Western Digital, Iomega and then LaCie... LaCie was about 25% cheaper than the others, and I'd never heard of them. I didn't even bother to investigate their wares, it didn't seem right.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 31 May 2008 Posted 31 May 2008 I've got one HD dedicated to movies and music and another for everything else. It doesn't matter whether I'm on the Linux or the XP partition, I can still enjoy stuff - which, at the moment, is Dirk Gently's Detective Agency Holistic?
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