Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-21 5:55 p.m., John Kuthe wrote:
>> On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 11:27:02 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote:
>>> John Kuthe wrote:
>>>> So I came home and retrieved 3 16GB memory USB sticks to copy it
>>>> all to so I could have a back up copy
>>>>
>>>> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>>> You are too dumb to make your own backups? BTW, "expert", your USB
>>> sticks are one of the worst media to use for backup.
>>
>> Maybe I'll get an external drive then! I'll see what my Computer Shop
>> says!
>>
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>
> A couple months ago I got a 2 T external hard drive for under $90. It
> is a breeze to use.
>
> I had bought a newÂ* computer and was planning on setting up the second
> one and then shuffling back and forth with USB sticks to copy al the
> data files on the old and uploading it to the new one. My son
> suggested the external drive. I plugged it into the old one and it
> automatically copied everything. I then plugged it into the new one
> and it automatically uploaded everything.

I used a CAT5 cable and it was fast and easy.