Can I get pics out of old pc with USB cable? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

thefishingfreak · 12-21-2011, 10:25 PM

Have an old tower with tons of pics I want move to newer pc. Can I USB them together?
If not what's fastest way to swap. Probly 1500 pics

spence · 12-21-2011, 10:30 PM

Are they both networked?
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thefishingfreak · 12-21-2011, 10:38 PM

1 is online the one with all the pics is my old pc I was hoping to just plug it in port to port and use the old one like an external drive?maybe burn them on a flash drive? I don't want to go thru a bunch of resizing crap I just want to zwumpppp them into the new(er) comp
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spence · 12-21-2011, 11:15 PM

If you can get them both online you can just copy from on to the other.

To link them directly requires a crossover cable that you probably don't have.
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Raven · 12-22-2011, 01:33 AM

you can use/need a flash drive for that
like an eight gig...plugs in Usb port

hopefully the old Pc will recognize it
then you just create a folder

after copying pull the flash drive out of the old
and plug it into the new in it's usb port

fishaholic18 · 12-22-2011, 07:36 AM

Or you can just pull the hard drive out of the old pc and use something like this: Newegg.com - Vantec 2.5"/3.5"/5.25" SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2

Raven · 12-22-2011, 08:58 AM

wow! nice Unit Dave ...thanks for sharing mr IT man -LOL
um........the chick said in the video
"everything comes in the box"... [quote]

but when you select the adapter... (way cooler than a flash drive)
it appears that is all you get...

striperman36 · 12-22-2011, 10:12 AM

i have that kit comes in very handy
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Raven · 12-22-2011, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by striperman36

i have that kit comes in very handy
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send me a link to what you bought Bill
if/when you get a chance...

Thanks
Rav

striperman36 · 12-22-2011, 11:41 AM

the newegg one
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iamskippy · 12-22-2011, 12:21 PM

intriguing adapter, never seen one like that before. Thanks for posting it, i will be purchasing it.

Is everything hosted externally? another words no casing? also do they have a fire wire version? Esata? instead of a USB connection?

striperman36 · 12-22-2011, 12:38 PM

no casing I justified use it to get stuff off the old drives
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fishaholic18 · 12-22-2011, 02:02 PM

I have this also...Love it.. Does SATA 3.5" & 2.5". Makes life easy for me.
Newegg.com - Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5” & 3.5” USB 2.0 & eSATA

iamskippy · 12-22-2011, 03:56 PM

very nice Fish, thanks for the info, i wish the one that handles the IDE had a fast interface then usb.

Raven · 12-22-2011, 04:20 PM

ordered!

I HAVE some DRIVES THAT I NEED TO retrieve files from
now i'll be able to do it the easy way

thanks fishing freak & fishaholic18

striperman36 · 12-22-2011, 04:43 PM

don't lay the drives on anything conductive when you are using them

basswipe · 12-23-2011, 08:09 AM

This is going to sound pretty simplistic but why not just copy the folder(s) containing the pics to CD(s) and then take the CD(s) and put it in the new PC and copy pics to the desired folder?

thefishingfreak · 12-23-2011, 08:28 AM

it's my understanding a cd will only hold, lets say 50 pics? of the right size.
I would guess I have at least 1500 if not 2000. I remember going thru a bunch of crap with formatting discs and resizing pics. I don't want to do that 50 times.
I'll tackle this after new years I guess

iamskippy · 12-23-2011, 09:11 AM

Freak, if that computer is still running,( not sure if it is ) get it on line and upload em to mpix, or photobucket, this way you have then for ever, or facebook even.
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fishaholic18 · 12-23-2011, 11:35 AM

Or use Dropbox