Best way to transfer photos between laptops?
Dec 12, 2017 08:32:24 #
TriX wrote:
Samsung makes an excellent 500GB SSD external drive with a USB3 interface which is on sale at Amazon for $169. Small, light and very fast at a great price if the capacity is large enough for you (they also make a 1TB). Dramatically faster than a spinning disk, very robust, and small enough to put in a pocket.
And they have excellent software, and possibly a cable, so you can duplicate the old drive onto the SSD. Then install it in your new computer and have great speed. It's currently just $139, but the price varies daily.
https://smile.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1513085479&sr=1-3&keywords=samsung+ssd5LeBY
Dec 12, 2017 08:45:24 #
planepics wrote:
I'd like to get rid of my old Intel i3 core laptop... (show quote)
Within the first 1:30 of this video, he tells you how to transfer data with a free program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rrRu2LQUXQ
Dec 12, 2017 08:52:25 #
planepics wrote:
I'd like to get rid of my old Intel i3 core laptop... (show quote)
Get a USB3 External 1 or 2 TB HDD or better yet two such, and transfer (copy/move) your files from the old computer. Copy to a second such external drive and you have back-up. No need to put all your images back on your new computer, just keep most archived for use when needed.
Dec 12, 2017 08:59:09 #
Everyone is recommending hardware solutions, which are great, but unless you move your drive off-site to another location, you are still vulnerable to losing everything through fire or theft, or even malware which can reach all of your attached storage.
A cloud storage solution will protect you from anything that might happen and are very inexpensive. If you just want to transfer the files, you can easily do that through a DropBox or other cloud storage system. DropBox basic is free and has 2 GB of storage.
Long-term, a cloud backup solution is the way to go. We use BackBlaze which is $5 a month for a personal account. But iDrive has a free personal account with 5 GB of storage. These days, there is no reason not to have some kind of cloud backup account.
A cloud storage solution will protect you from anything that might happen and are very inexpensive. If you just want to transfer the files, you can easily do that through a DropBox or other cloud storage system. DropBox basic is free and has 2 GB of storage.
Long-term, a cloud backup solution is the way to go. We use BackBlaze which is $5 a month for a personal account. But iDrive has a free personal account with 5 GB of storage. These days, there is no reason not to have some kind of cloud backup account.
Dec 12, 2017 09:10:00 #
mikeroetex wrote:
If you are using Win10, can you not just put the folder into OneDrive? I think it is good up to 1TB. Then, fire up new PC, open OneDrive (under your Microsft account ID) and it should be there.
I've done that, Thumb drive faster, ext HD even faster, at least in my experience.
Dec 12, 2017 09:13:37 #
External Drive. If you use a laptop and do not already have one, you need one anyway.
Dec 12, 2017 09:40:21 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
I just bought a WD 4TB fast external drive on Amazon for $119. They also have a 3TB ($96), 2TB ($70), and a 1TB for only ($58).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LQQH86A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LQQH86A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Dec 12, 2017 09:50:48 #
londonfire
Loc: NY to NC
All good ideas here but before you jump on an external drive do some research on brands. Without mentioning names some of the ‘consumer’ drives out there have horrible reliability records. No sense in loading all your pics on a cheaper drive and having it crash a year down the line.
Dec 12, 2017 09:57:55 #
TriX wrote:
... I've got two 1 Terrabite hard drives I keep plugged in all the time. I back everything I do up on both of them so I wouldn't really have to do much to switch from one lap top or desk top to another. I can also go to a library and still have everything I need with me. If I do go to a library - which is almost never - I just put what I need at the time on a flash (or thumb) drive. When I first got into computers, (Just after the year 2000, I barely made it into the 21st Century) What amazed me the most was the ability to store massive amounts of information on a tiny flat piece of plastic - a 3 1/2 inch floppy disk! Then CD's came along and then flash drives and now external hard drives ... It just keeps getting bigger and bigger! I have hours and hours of music and videos and thousands of pictures and all kinds of printed stuff on a device that can fit easilly in my shirt pocket!Cheaper, but not faster. If the slowest laptop has... (show quote)
Dec 12, 2017 10:01:54 #
Kuzano wrote:
Simplest buy a hard drive caddy or enclosure that... (show quote)
This!!!!! ^^^^^
They are called usb slave devices and are quite inexpensive. Ones without an enclosure can be purchased for less than $20. The major advantage to this route is that these slave devices are very handy when you have an issue that looks like a drive failure or any other pc issue that is not allowing you to get to the drive data. Many times you can remove the drive from pc and slave it to another pc and your data will never know the difference. It's not exactly plug and play as you will need to assign a drive letter to it after it's slaved but really not a big deal at all. Follow the directions with whatever device you get. Good insurance for < $20. Good luck either way!
Dec 12, 2017 10:15:44 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
londonfire wrote:
All good ideas here but before you jump on an external drive do some research on brands. Without mentioning names some of the ‘consumer’ drives out there have horrible reliability records. No sense in loading all your pics on a cheaper drive and having it crash a year down the line.
The "cheap" ones I mentioned are Western Digital who I think has the best reliability record in hard drives. For $10 extra you can also get 2 year data recovery insurance should the drive fail.
Dec 12, 2017 10:18:04 #
tomad wrote:
The "cheap" ones I mentioned are Western Digital who I think has the best reliability record in hard drives. For $10 extra you can also get 2 year data recovery insurance should the drive fail.
I've had good luck with WD Black series.
Dec 12, 2017 10:25:15 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
Actually, in 20 years of home computing, I've never had a drive fail. I think all of mine, both internal and external were either Western Digital or Seagate.
Dec 12, 2017 10:33:53 #
tomad wrote:
The "cheap" ones I mentioned are Western Digital who I think has the best reliability record in hard drives. For $10 extra you can also get 2 year data recovery insurance should the drive fail.
Depends on which WD Drive. One of the downsides to purchasing their external HDs is that they don’t specify which class drive is inside. A better solution is to buy an external case (with a power supply and fan cooling) and pick a high reliability drive to install like an HGST, WD red or black, etc. a little more trouble and more expensive, but all your photography and computer equipment has only one purpose - producing data, so it only makes sense to use the best technology to preserve that invaluable resource.
Dec 12, 2017 10:36:38 #
tomad wrote:
Actually, in 20 years of home computing, I've never had a drive fail. I think all of mine, both internal and external were either Western Digital or Seagate.
You’ve been very lucky (up to the present), but all rotating media drives eventually fail...
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