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LPBBEAR

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32. That would be great...

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #25)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 04:09 PM

11 hrs ago

unfortunately I doubt you live anywhere near me. (and I am somewhat retired)

I got into Linux many years ago because I got fed up with the constant glitches and headaches in Windows. In your situation Linux would have been a fairly easy method to accomplish what you needed to do.
Even if a person wants to stick with Windows as their main operating system it doesn't hurt to learn some basic about Linux for situations like yours.
Microsoft goes out of its way to make Linux appear to be difficult with UEFI and Trusted Computing and all the other pseudo so called "security" solutions they've foisted on Windows users. Linux is still the superior option. It just takes a little gumption to finally want to rid ones self of Windows.

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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 Sunday #18

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

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

Thanks UTUSN Sunday #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 Sunday #22

Nice! Eko Sunday #23

Transfering data files LPBBEAR 19 hrs ago #24

Thanks, but my hassle free method would be to hire you and pick up the thing when you were done! UTUSN 16 hrs ago #25

Friends! usonian 16 hrs ago #26

So you are your friends' thumb/disc/cloud object. I mis-read your headline "Friends!" UTUSN 15 hrs ago #28

I was once asked to bring a "zip drive" to a menorial service. usonian 15 hrs ago #30

"confusion in terminology" speaks to me. A peeve in my old age has been communicating, UTUSN 14 hrs ago #31

I'm probably older than you. usonian 8 hrs ago #33

That would be great... LPBBEAR 11 hrs ago #32

I've used cloud backup for this for years. Basso8vb 16 hrs ago #27

********FINAL UPDATE******** - have now Saved the missing folder onto thumb & opened it on new laptop UTUSN 15 hrs ago #29