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Mac to PC file transfer

  • 18-02-2012 2:11pm
    #1
    gaza4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭


    hey guys i got a new PC but i have 130GB of video files i need to move from my old mac. there are quite a few larger than 4GB files so using FAT32 wont help much. are there any other solutions????

    thanks!!!


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    gaza4 wrote: »
    hey guys i got a new PC but i have 130GB of video files i need to move from my old mac. there are quite a few larger than 4GB files so using FAT32 wont help much. are there any other solutions????

    thanks!!!

    You could set up a samba share on the Mac and copy them to the Windows machine that way, you could also use an archiving tool (7 zip) to split the large files or even invest in Mac Drive to read the HFS disc.
    Edit: The Mac Drive trial may do for you

    Nick

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  • #3
    gaza4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭gaza4


    yoyo wrote: »
    You could set up a samba share on the Mac and copy them to the Windows machine that way, you could also use an archiving tool (7 zip) to split the large files or even invest in Mac Drive to read the HFS disc.
    Edit: The Mac Drive trial may do for you

    Nick

    thanks nick I am using the Mac Drive trial, seems to be goin ok for me now. tried it yesterday and i was a nightmare, keep crashing and stalling and eventually caused a Blue screen!!! but seems fine now...


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