I'm getting a laptop soon and I want to put both my LimeWire and iTunes programs to the new laptop.
My friend says I can get a certain USB cable to do this. Is this true?
If not, how can I transfer both programs to my laptop?
Full Version: Limewire+itunes Transfer
I think your friend is talking about a Windows Easy Transfer cable. It's simple, you just plug one end into the old computer, one end into the new one, and run the Easy Transfer program. It's slow though; this Microsoft page says that your data will only transfer at a rate of 20GB per hour, and there'll probably be a huge amount of data to copy across. Wouldn't it just be easier to install both Limewire and iTunes on your new laptop, copy across your iTunes library from the old computer (using an external hard drive or whatever), authorise the library on the new computer, and reconfigure the settings you want again? Obviously with Easy Transfer all your other programs, user accounts, documents and stuff would get copied across also, and I know it's annoying to have to set up all the users again and stuff, but it would probably work out quicker. Plus you wouldn't have to buy the cable.
QUOTE (Cattius @ Jun 25 2009, 04:00 PM) 
I think your friend is talking about a Windows Easy Transfer cable. It's simple, you just plug one end into the old computer, one end into the new one, and run the Easy Transfer program. It's slow though; this Microsoft page says that your data will only transfer at a rate of 20GB per hour, and there'll probably be a huge amount of data to copy across. Wouldn't it just be easier to install both Limewire and iTunes on your new laptop, copy across your iTunes library from the old computer (using an external hard drive or whatever), authorise the library on the new computer, and reconfigure the settings you want again? Obviously with Easy Transfer all your other programs, user accounts, documents and stuff would get copied across also, and I know it's annoying to have to set up all the users again and stuff, but it would probably work out quicker. Plus you wouldn't have to buy the cable.
Can you please tell me more about the external hard rive method?
Though, I wouldn't really mind the wait. I have 18GB of music, I would have to wait roughly 2 hours for 36GB (for both programs) if it is in fact 20GB per hour.
Cheapest thing to do would to buy yourself a $20 4gb flash drive (they sell them everywhere), transfer 4 gigs at a time, delete off flash drive, repeat. It should really only take a good 10 minutes to transfer all your music.
QUOTE (Cattius @ Jun 25 2009, 08:00 PM)
I think your friend is talking about a Windows Easy Transfer cable. It's simple, you just plug one end into the old computer, one end into the new one, and run the Easy Transfer program. It's slow though; this Microsoft page says that your data will only transfer at a rate of 20GB per hour, and there'll probably be a huge amount of data to copy across. Wouldn't it just be easier to install both Limewire and iTunes on your new laptop, copy across your iTunes library from the old computer (using an external hard drive or whatever), authorise the library on the new computer, and reconfigure the settings you want again? Obviously with Easy Transfer all your other programs, user accounts, documents and stuff would get copied across also, and I know it's annoying to have to set up all the users again and stuff, but it would probably work out quicker. Plus you wouldn't have to buy the cable.
Is the cable just a USB Cable, or is it specialized some how?
QUOTE (Woignar @ Jun 25 2009, 08:51 PM)
Can you please tell me more about the external hard rive method?
Though, I wouldn't really mind the wait. I have 18GB of music, I would have to wait roughly 2 hours for 36GB (for both programs) if it is in fact 20GB per hour.
Though, I wouldn't really mind the wait. I have 18GB of music, I would have to wait roughly 2 hours for 36GB (for both programs) if it is in fact 20GB per hour.
As I said though, Windows Easy Transfer moves across user accounts and everything, not just your music. It could end up transferring 100s of GBs.
About the external hard drive thing. If you have one that connects via USB, it will be just as slow at transferring files as the Transfer cable. So in order to decide which one you want to use, you need to decide whether you want ALL your programs and accounts and stuff (if so go for the cable), or if you just want your music (if so go for the drive). If you have one that connects via ESATA, it will be faster than the cable so you should use that.
And what do you want me to tell you more about? Do you mean the copying your iTunes library part?
About the hard drive method.
QUOTE (_Ej @ Jun 25 2009, 09:01 PM)
Is the cable just a USB Cable, or is it specialized some how?
To tell the truth I honestly have no idea...it is branded as a Windows Easy Transfer cable, but I can't find much info about it. Obviously a standard USB cable could easily be used to manually transfer files, but I don't know whether that would work with the Windows Easy Transfer program, sorry.
QUOTE (Cattius @ Jun 25 2009, 05:19 PM)
QUOTE (Woignar @ Jun 25 2009, 08:51 PM)
Can you please tell me more about the external hard rive method?
Though, I wouldn't really mind the wait. I have 18GB of music, I would have to wait roughly 2 hours for 36GB (for both programs) if it is in fact 20GB per hour.
Though, I wouldn't really mind the wait. I have 18GB of music, I would have to wait roughly 2 hours for 36GB (for both programs) if it is in fact 20GB per hour.
As I said though, Windows Easy Transfer moves across user accounts and everything, not just your music. It could end up transferring 100s of GBs.
About the external hard drive thing. If you have one that connects via USB, it will be just as slow at transferring files as the Transfer cable. So in order to decide which one you want to use, you need to decide whether you want ALL your programs and accounts and stuff (if so go for the cable), or if you just want your music (if so go for the drive). If you have one that connects via ESATA, it will be faster than the cable so you should use that.
And what do you want me to tell you more about? Do you mean the copying your iTunes library part?
About the hard drive method.
QUOTE (_Ej @ Jun 25 2009, 09:01 PM)
Is the cable just a USB Cable, or is it specialized some how?
To tell the truth I honestly have no idea...it is branded as a Windows Easy Transfer cable, but I can't find much info about it. Obviously a standard USB cable could easily be used to manually transfer files, but I don't know whether that would work with the Windows Easy Transfer program, sorry.
I just want the music. I don't really have anything on here as important.
So I would buy a hard drive, put both LimeWire and iTunes on it, and connect it to my laptop that way?
QUOTE (Woignar @ Jun 25 2009, 04:36 PM)
QUOTE (Cattius @ Jun 25 2009, 05:19 PM)
QUOTE (Woignar @ Jun 25 2009, 08:51 PM)
Can you please tell me more about the external hard rive method?
Though, I wouldn't really mind the wait. I have 18GB of music, I would have to wait roughly 2 hours for 36GB (for both programs) if it is in fact 20GB per hour.
Though, I wouldn't really mind the wait. I have 18GB of music, I would have to wait roughly 2 hours for 36GB (for both programs) if it is in fact 20GB per hour.
As I said though, Windows Easy Transfer moves across user accounts and everything, not just your music. It could end up transferring 100s of GBs.
About the external hard drive thing. If you have one that connects via USB, it will be just as slow at transferring files as the Transfer cable. So in order to decide which one you want to use, you need to decide whether you want ALL your programs and accounts and stuff (if so go for the cable), or if you just want your music (if so go for the drive). If you have one that connects via ESATA, it will be faster than the cable so you should use that.
And what do you want me to tell you more about? Do you mean the copying your iTunes library part?
About the hard drive method.
QUOTE (_Ej @ Jun 25 2009, 09:01 PM)
Is the cable just a USB Cable, or is it specialized some how?
To tell the truth I honestly have no idea...it is branded as a Windows Easy Transfer cable, but I can't find much info about it. Obviously a standard USB cable could easily be used to manually transfer files, but I don't know whether that would work with the Windows Easy Transfer program, sorry.
I just want the music. I don't really have anything on here as important.
So I would buy a hard drive, put both LimeWire and iTunes on it, and connect it to my laptop that way?
QUOTE (redmonke @ Jun 25 2009, 03:58 PM)
Cheapest thing to do would to buy yourself a $20 4gb flash drive (they sell them everywhere), transfer 4 gigs at a time, delete off flash drive, repeat. It should really only take a good 10 minutes to transfer all your music.
That way you're not dishing out $60 for a hard drive.
QUOTE (Woignar @ Jun 25 2009, 09:36 PM)
I just want the music. I don't really have anything on here as important.
So I would buy a hard drive, put both LimeWire and iTunes on it, and connect it to my laptop that way?
So I would buy a hard drive, put both LimeWire and iTunes on it, and connect it to my laptop that way?
Apologies, I rather stupidly assumed that you would already have an external hard drive.
They can be quite useful, so buy one if you want. Otherwise use the method that Redmonke described, it will take a few goes but will be cheap. Only thing is, he suggested a 4gb usb drive. If you haven't already got a USB drive and will need to buy one, I would get an 8gb model. They're not a great deal more expensive and provide much more space.
Sounds good, thanks guys. =-)
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