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    Transferring Music through a network?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by wdrmhbs, May 18, 2008.

  1. wdrmhbs

    wdrmhbs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok say I recently got a new laptop and I want to transfer my music from this dell desktop with xp to my new laptop with vista. I put my My Music folder in the sharing documents folder. On my laptop I went to get that file and put it in the Music file there and it said it will take 3hrs 48mins to transfer 1,128 items and that is 2.31 GB. I don't understand why it is such a high GB because the computer that all of the songs were only has 1GB of ram... Am I doing something wrong or am I just stupid? haha
     
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  2. WackyT

    WackyT Notebook Deity

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    You have 1,128 files in your My Music folder totaling 2.31GB on your desktop's hard drive. Your desktop's physical memory doesn't come into the equation.
     
    WackyT, May 18, 2008
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    harddrive doesnt equal ram...theres a very big difference....:O
     
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    wdrmhbs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ohhhhhhh okay. Thanks :p
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Also, it may be easier (and quicker) to move the files by sneaker-net instead of across the network through the shared folder - using the shared folder can be an excruciatingly slow process if you're moving a lot of big files - I moved about 100 large image files (avg 6MB JPEG and avg 10MB RAW files) using a shared folder across a wireless/wired network (from wireless laptop, to router, to wired desktop) and it took about 4 hours. :eek: I had another couple of hundred to go, which I just moved using an external USB drive, which took all of about half an hour, including disconnecting and moving the USB drive.
     
    Shyster1, May 18, 2008
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