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Questions tagged [transfer]

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What's the recommended way to move a VirtualBox VM to another computer?

I use VirtualBox 4.1.x on my Ubuntu machine and I’ve set up several virtual machines. Since there are several ways one can move a virtual machine in VirtualBox to another computer, I was wondering which one is the recommended way: Use the…
Seyed Mohammad
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Is there a way to transfer thousand of small files faster on Windows 7?

I noticed that if I transfer a few large files between two hard drives, it's pretty speedy, at around at least 30 MB per second, but if I transfer thousands of files less than 5 KB, it is pretty damn too slow.. around 1 to 2 MB per second. Is there…
netrox
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How can I verify that a 1TB file transferred correctly?

I frequently transfer VM images from hypervisors to an archive server for long term storage. I transfer using netcat since it is faster than scp, rsync, ect.. hypervisor$ cat foo.box | nc 1234 archive$ nc -l -p 1234 > foo.box When…
tbenz9
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Transferring lots of messages between IMAP accounts

I have to move many, many emails (over a thousand) from an old IMAP hosting provider to a new IMAP hosting provider. I know I can just set up the old and new accounts in Thunderbird and drag and drop, but it's very slow and keeps timing out. Is…
Josh
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Transferring VirtualBox Virtual Machines to another computer

Is there any way to transfer VirtualBox VMs, with their operating system and all their files intact, to another computer?
GTyler
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How can I access media on my OnePlus 5 with a Ubuntu OS?

So I want to move the photos on my OnePlus5 to my pc. My OS is Ubuntu 16.04. My PC recognises the device and also pops something up to install the drivers but none of them work for me. . I've tried both of these that are for different OnePlus models…
Alex Marshall
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Windows 7 File Transfer Speed over Gigabit is slow

I've got windows 7 pro running on my file server and my main desktop. Each has a gigabit network connection and I'm connected to a gigabit switch. However, when trying to copy some large files, it's running pretty slow at a measly 12-15 MB/s The…
Adam Haile
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Is it possible to set wget to show the transfer times in milliseconds?

Generally, wget shows transfer times in seconds. Is there a way I can make it show the time in milliseconds?
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How do I wirelessly transfer data from a GoPro Hero4 to a Mac?

I can get my Hero4 to wirelessly transfer files to my Ipad using the GoPro app, but I can't seem to do the same to my computer. Is there a way I can get these files transferred wirelessly to my Mac?
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Files from Android to Windows 8.1 pc

i would like to transfer some pictures from android phone to my windows 8.1 laptop over a bluetooth, but even when i paired the devices i don't have on the bt icon in windows buttons to send or recieve file (there is only Add device, show devices,…
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Encrypted file format that is supported on PC and MAC

I need to make an encrypted file on a PC that I can burn to CD and give a mac user who wants to decrypt it without having to install a program? is this even possible? thanks
Gavril
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Can I move an HDD with retail Windows 7 to a new machine without reinstalling?

A friend has a 5 or 6 year old Vista machine with reasonable low-end hardware (Athlon64x2 w/ 8GB RAM), but the Vista install is pretty messed up and it needs to be wiped and reinstalled. We're thinking of buying a retail copy of Windows 7 for the…
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What's the most efficient way to transfer data from desktop to laptop?

I've bought a desktop-replacement laptop and I still have some 20-30 GB of data to transfer to it from my current computer. What's the most efficient way to do it? Note the desktop is a 2001 computer with USB 1.0, so USB is out of the question.
Andrei Rînea
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How do you transfer files between Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and Windows 7?

I was able to transfer photos from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 to my Toshiba notebook using bluetooth, once. Now nothing I do seems to allow me to repeat the miracle. Anyone know what settings on both the Windows machine and the tablet are needed?
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How do you transfer a user account to another computer?

I am traveling and I am using a laptop which is not mine (because I left my own laptop at my home). I got too carried away with the borrowed laptop and I made a user account on it. I do not want to make a new account when I get back to using my own…
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