How to transfer files from Desktop to Laptop - NOT cloning

ddr · ‎04-20-2010

I have a Ghost 15 image of my desktop computer. I'm heading out on an extended work trip and want to transfer my complete image to my laptop computer as a folder so I have all my desktop data. Can this be done? If so how?

Thanks,

DDR

dickevans · ‎04-08-2008

ddr wrote:
I have a Ghost 15 image of my desktop computer. I'm heading out on an extended work trip and want to transfer my complete image to my laptop computer as a folder so I have all my desktop data. Can this be done? If so how?
Thanks,
DDR

Hi,

You can copy your files from the desktop to the laptop, if you have the space, so that they are available but the Ghost image file of the desktop won't be readable in its compressed form - you would have to restore it on the laptop and I'm thinking that it would make quite a mess. It might be better to .ZIP the files and copy that folder over. Then you could selectively unzip what you need on the laptop, when you need it.

Hope this helps

Dick
Win7x64 SP1 current NIS V20

SendOfJive · ‎02-07-2009

Hi ddr,

It seems to me that, for what you want to do, a better, more practical solution would be to simply make straight copies of only the files and folders that you wiil need and move the copies over to the laptop.

andreash_utah · ‎07-27-2009

If you want to bring an image file with you, you can right-mouse click on the .V2i file and 'mount' the image. This will assign a read-only drive letter to the contents of the image file from which you can copy files out of at-will.

-Andy

dickevans · ‎04-08-2008

andreash_utah wrote:
If you want to bring an image file with you, you can right-mouse click on the .V2i file and 'mount' the image. This will assign a read-only drive letter to the contents of the image file from which you can copy files out of at-will.

Question,

How much space would be required to do this? Maybe as a percentage of size over the size of the V2i file.

Thanks

Dick
Win7x64 SP1 current NIS V20