Hi Margaret I guess you are trying to copy to a floppy which can only hold 1.44 Mb and the file is bigger than this.. Two solutions 1. Copy to a CD if you have a CD burner on your old computer and a CD reader on your new computer. 2. Use WINZIP which will compact the file and, if necessary, split it over several floppies. If you haven't got WINZIP you can download an evaluation copy from http://www.winzip.com/ You need to install WINZIP on both computers. Ian Westergaard In Sunny & Warm Central Otago New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: <papai@rci.rutgers.edu> To: <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [CFTW] transferring data > I tried copying the folder and I got the message "The file being copied is > too large for the destination drive." What do I do now? > > Margaret > > > > Hi Margaret > > > > If you use a GEDCOM file for transfer you may lose some information that > > does not comply with the GEDCOM standard. > > > > Here is another way. > > > > Set up a folder on your new computer for the CFTW database file. I call my > > folder "CFTW" and it is in "My Documents" - this makes it easier to find > > and > > backup on a regular basis. > > > > Copy your database file (it has a ".cft" extension) from your old computer > > onto a CD or floppy. > > > > Copy the file from CD or floppy to the folder you set up on your new > > computer. > > > > Open CFTW and click on "Browse" at the top of the small database selection > > window. Browse to your CFTW folder and double click on your data file > > which > > will then appear in the selection window. Click on "Select and your > > database > > will load into CFTW. > > > > I assume you have been using version 3.1x? > > > > Ian Westergaard > > In Cloudy & Cool Central Otago > > New Zealand > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <papai@rci.rutgers.edu> > > To: <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:30 AM > > Subject: [CFTW] transferring data > > > > > >> I just bought a new computer and have downloaded the CFT program and > >> added > >> my ID. I do not know how to transfer the data in the program from the > >> one > >> computer to the other. Can someone help me? > >> > >> Thanks you > >> Margaret > >> > >> > >> ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > >> To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > >> CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > >> CFT-WIN-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) > >> Subject: unsubscribe > >> In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > >> (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > >> > >> > > > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > > CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > > CFT-WIN-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) > > Subject: unsubscribe > > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > > > > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the List Manager at: > CFT-WIN-admin@rootsweb.com > >

Other suggestions a) Use a USB pen drive b) use a utility that will chop the file up across several floppies (do a google on 'File Chopper') c) If both PCs have firewire cards, link them together with a firewire cable and copy the files that way d) eMail the files from you old PC to your self an receive the email on you new PC (not all of these are easy, mind you! Option a is one of the easiest and pen drives are soooo cheap these days. I recently bought a 1 GB one for GBP60, so you could probably get a 128Mb one for GBP20) -----Original Message----- From: Ian Westergaard [mailto:ian.westergaard@ihug.co.nz] Sent: 12 January 2005 02:21 To: CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CFTW] transferring data Hi Margaret I guess you are trying to copy to a floppy which can only hold 1.44 Mb and the file is bigger than this.. Two solutions 1. Copy to a CD if you have a CD burner on your old computer and a CD reader on your new computer. 2. Use WINZIP which will compact the file and, if necessary, split it over several floppies. If you haven't got WINZIP you can download an evaluation copy from http://www.winzip.com/ You need to install WINZIP on both computers. Ian Westergaard In Sunny & Warm Central Otago New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: <papai@rci.rutgers.edu> To: <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [CFTW] transferring data > I tried copying the folder and I got the message "The file being copied is > too large for the destination drive." What do I do now? > > Margaret > > > > Hi Margaret > > > > If you use a GEDCOM file for transfer you may lose some information that > > does not comply with the GEDCOM standard. > > > > Here is another way. > > > > Set up a folder on your new computer for the CFTW database file. I call my > > folder "CFTW" and it is in "My Documents" - this makes it easier to find > > and > > backup on a regular basis. > > > > Copy your database file (it has a ".cft" extension) from your old computer > > onto a CD or floppy. > > > > Copy the file from CD or floppy to the folder you set up on your new > > computer. > > > > Open CFTW and click on "Browse" at the top of the small database selection > > window. Browse to your CFTW folder and double click on your data file > > which > > will then appear in the selection window. Click on "Select and your > > database > > will load into CFTW. > > > > I assume you have been using version 3.1x? > > > > Ian Westergaard > > In Cloudy & Cool Central Otago > > New Zealand > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <papai@rci.rutgers.edu> > > To: <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:30 AM > > Subject: [CFTW] transferring data > > > > > >> I just bought a new computer and have downloaded the CFT program and > >> added > >> my ID. I do not know how to transfer the data in the program from the > >> one > >> computer to the other. Can someone help me? > >> > >> Thanks you > >> Margaret > >> > >> > >> ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > >> To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > >> CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > >> CFT-WIN-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) > >> Subject: unsubscribe > >> In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > >> (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > >> > >> > > > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > > CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > > CFT-WIN-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) > > Subject: unsubscribe > > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > > > > > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the List Manager at: > CFT-WIN-admin@rootsweb.com > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== You can contact the List Manager at: CFT-WIN-admin@rootsweb.com