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UTUSN

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

Reply to claudette (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 07:02 PM

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Might be simple for higher techs than I am, but tonight would take shopping trip and how-to. Am hoping for tonight with what I've got - thumb, Google Drive, USBs. Thanks.

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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 Saturday OP

My backup and transfer strategy. usonian Saturday #1

Thanks. Maybe for the future. UTUSN Saturday #4

I have a claudette Saturday #2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks UTUSN Yesterday #21

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

Thanks but way beyond me. UTUSN Saturday #10

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

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

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

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

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

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

No prob. Eko Saturday #17

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

Nice! Eko Yesterday #23

Transfering data files LPBBEAR 12 hrs ago #24

Thanks, but my hassle free method would be to hire you and pick up the thing when you were done! UTUSN 10 hrs ago #25

Friends! usonian 9 hrs ago #26

So you are your friends' thumb/disc/cloud object. I mis-read your headline "Friends!" UTUSN 8 hrs ago #28

I was once asked to bring a "zip drive" to a menorial service. usonian 8 hrs ago #30

"confusion in terminology" speaks to me. A peeve in my old age has been communicating, UTUSN 8 hrs ago #31

I'm probably older than you. usonian 1 hr ago #33

That would be great... LPBBEAR 5 hrs ago #32

I've used cloud backup for this for years. Basso8vb 9 hrs ago #27

********FINAL UPDATE******** - have now Saved the missing folder onto thumb & opened it on new laptop UTUSN 8 hrs ago #29