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Originally Posted by Mccree
Ok so I made the switch today. Now I have a few questions.
1) What is the easiest way to get my photos/videos etc.. off my XP machine to the mac? I have them all back-up on to this that the box says will work on a mac. Can I just "restore" the back up on my Mac?
2) What is the best/easiest way to transfer my itunes libray from my PC to the mac? I am already having issues syncing my ipod with the PC machine (all the songs on the ipod not showing in itunes) so I am not sure the ipod method with work?
That is all for now but I am sure I will have more questions later.
Thanks
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Can I file share between the mac and PC. Is so how and that may answer the above two questions. |
1: I've got a WD drive that I use with my Mac; however, if you've been backing up your PC through a specific software application, you may not be able to 'restore' your files to the Mac; it would depend on how the files are saved on the portable drive. When you look in the drive, can you see the actual folders and files? If so, just drag them to a folder in your Mac. If not, you may need to copy the files from your PC onto your drive by dragging them (not using the 'backup' functionality), and then dragging them off onto your Mac.
2: Senuti is a great program for music file management: it lets you get around all of the file protection issues that iTunes has.
3: Yes, you can share files between Macs and PCs; it would involve hooking both up to the same network, setting the folder on the PC to be shared (which involves giving it a name), and then from the Mac, Connect to Server and type the IP address of the PC, as well as the name you gave the folder. If you're going to be going back and forth between the machines a lot, I recommend this. If you're doing a one-time transfer, I recommend just doing it with your portable drive.