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Computer Help and Support

usonian

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26. Friends!

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #25)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 11:17 AM

Jun 2025

My preferred way of helping friends is to drop by personally and get it done.

All the "thumb drive" and external disk drive options are basically the same. Rotating disks are cheaper than thumbs or SSD's(1) per megabyte.

Old timers will tell you that compared to not so long ago, DISKS ARE FREE. and stores deliver.

I looked up some hypercard material yesterday, and since I transfer stuff from old disks to newer , way larger, ones (recommended!) there were files that used to be on floppy disks, syquests, zip drives, you name it. I can still read and write 3 inch floppies and Zip drives via USB adapters. Pretty cool.

(1) Solid State Disk. Essentially a thumb drive or SD card in a small box. I mean credit card size (almost). Amazing.

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*UPDATE* see Post 22 ZOWIE! - Which is the simplest way to transfer files/pics from old laptop to new? [View all] UTUSN Jun 2025 OP

My backup and transfer strategy. usonian Jun 2025 #1

Thanks. Maybe for the future. UTUSN Jun 2025 #4

I have a claudette Jun 2025 #2

OK, this sounds same as transferring on-and-off of the thumbs/GoogleDrive etc. (not the USB). UTUSN Jun 2025 #3

If you have Google drive can't you just use that? LearnedHand Jun 2025 #5

You have a point. I guess i have it, use chrome and gmail. What's sneakernet? UTUSN Jun 2025 #6

I don't know what the size of the drive is LearnedHand Jun 2025 #7

Have never used powerpoint at all. Will it do what simple Publisher did for me: UTUSN Jun 2025 #9

Basically it's plugging a drive into one machine,,, lastlib Jun 2025 #18

Thanks, not to prolong, but "plugging a drive" - I've heard of downloading drives, but what is a UTUSN Jun 2025 #19

Any USB drive--thumb drive or external hard drive--or SSD card..... lastlib Jun 2025 #20

Thanks UTUSN Jun 2025 #21

I regularly back up my entire home folder to external hard drives. hunter Jun 2025 #8

Thanks but way beyond me. UTUSN Jun 2025 #10

Thumb drives sound the easiest for you. Cloud works well aslo but usually have a limit like 750GB Eko Jun 2025 #11

Thanks. Had been convinced about google, now swayed by you to thumb. UTUSN Jun 2025 #12

You can get a usb disk drive cheap also. Eko Jun 2025 #13

Is it a piece of machinery? Connects by usb or how? UTUSN Jun 2025 #14

usb cable, its a usb cd drive to be clear Eko Jun 2025 #15

Wow thanks for everything! That ought to do the program part. UTUSN Jun 2025 #16

No prob. Eko Jun 2025 #17

*ZOWIE*! - got/connected/installed an LG jobber and DOWNLOADED the Publisher 2007!!!!!!!!!!!!! UTUSN Jun 2025 #22

Nice! Eko Jun 2025 #23

Transfering data files LPBBEAR Jun 2025 #24

Thanks, but my hassle free method would be to hire you and pick up the thing when you were done! UTUSN Jun 2025 #25

Friends! usonian Jun 2025 #26

So you are your friends' thumb/disc/cloud object. I mis-read your headline "Friends!" UTUSN Jun 2025 #28

I was once asked to bring a "zip drive" to a menorial service. usonian Jun 2025 #30

"confusion in terminology" speaks to me. A peeve in my old age has been communicating, UTUSN Jun 2025 #31

I'm probably older than you. usonian Jun 2025 #33

That would be great... LPBBEAR Jun 2025 #32

I've used cloud backup for this for years. Basso8vb Jun 2025 #27

********FINAL UPDATE******** - have now Saved the missing folder onto thumb & opened it on new laptop UTUSN Jun 2025 #29