Transferring Data to a Computer

So yesterday, I bought a new computer (which is a LOT better and faster than the old computer), and I'm busy transferring all my stuff to the new computer, including my Trainz data. So I'm trying to figure out how to transfer all of my Trainz 12 data to the new computer. How might I go about that? I don't have a USB flash drive, and my SDHC card is too small. I'm thinking about uploading the entire data on my Google Drive and downloading the data onto the new computer, but the entire "Trainz Simulator 12" file is 41.6 GB large, which would require me to upgrade my Google Drive storage. Is there one or two particular part(s) of the data that I can upload and still have all the routes, sessions, content, etc. that's on the old computer. If that's the case, then all I need to do is re-download Trainz 12 from Amazon and just upload those one or two files.

Thanks!
 
So yesterday, I bought a new computer (which is a LOT better and faster than the old computer), and I'm busy transferring all my stuff to the new computer, including my Trainz data. So I'm trying to figure out how to transfer all of my Trainz 12 data to the new computer. How might I go about that? I don't have a USB flash drive, and my SDHC card is too small. I'm thinking about uploading the entire data on my Google Drive and downloading the data onto the new computer, but the entire "Trainz Simulator 12" file is 41.6 GB large, which would require me to upgrade my Google Drive storage. Is there one or two particular part(s) of the data that I can upload and still have all the routes, sessions, content, etc. that's on the old computer. If that's the case, then all I need to do is re-download Trainz 12 from Amazon and just upload those one or two files.

Thanks!

I would invest in a 64gig USB stick. They always come in handy, and are reasonably priced.
Mick
 
Or go with one of those USB 3.0 external hard drives such as a Seagate GoFlex or the equivalent by Western Digital. A 1TB drive goes for about $80 or less today, and can be used as a back up device later. I picked up a 3TB external about a couple of years ago now for about $200 and use that as the drive where I store my downloads and documents, and use another less expensive drive for daily backups.

The reason why I said hard drive is these devices are a lot faster than a memory stick.

John
 
Or go with one of those USB 3.0 external hard drives such as a Seagate GoFlex or the equivalent by Western Digital. A 1TB drive goes for about $80 or less today, and can be used as a back up device later. I picked up a 3TB external about a couple of years ago now for about $200 and use that as the drive where I store my downloads and documents, and use another less expensive drive for daily backups.

The reason why I said hard drive is these devices are a lot faster than a memory stick.

John
Really? A mechanical drive is faster than a solid state stick? I'm surprised, please elaborate further!
Mick
 
Really? A mechanical drive is faster than a solid state stick? I'm surprised, please elaborate further!
Mick

I think John was referring to a Solid State Drive vs solid state stick.

Kieran.

Nope. I am referring to a mechanical drive being faster than a USB thumb drive, which they are. Thumb drives are terribly slow even on a USB 3.0 port, and even way slower than the other SSD devices, which use different technology altogether. They are great for small files, or lots of files to be stored offline like we used to use floppies for, but for raw file storage and transferring of lots and lots of data, an external drive is better. The mechanical drives are also more reliable too than those sticks which can die suddenly. That's something we have to remember. USB sticks die without warning; they just perform slow then quit suddenly. A regular hard drive, on the other hand, will still operate and bad sectors will be marked out, but you can still get to the data for quite some time before they quit altogether.

John
 
Nope. I am referring to a mechanical drive being faster than a USB thumb drive, which they are. Thumb drives are terribly slow even on a USB 3.0 port, and even way slower than the other SSD devices, which use different technology altogether. They are great for small files, or lots of files to be stored offline like we used to use floppies for, but for raw file storage and transferring of lots and lots of data, an external drive is better. The mechanical drives are also more reliable too than those sticks which can die suddenly. That's something we have to remember. USB sticks die without warning; they just perform slow then quit suddenly. A regular hard drive, on the other hand, will still operate and bad sectors will be marked out, but you can still get to the data for quite some time before they quit altogether.

John
Thanks John, you learn something new every day!
Mick
 
The easiest way to do what you want is to install your old Hard Disk Drive (which I am assuming is still OK) in your new computer as an additional drive. Just simply hook it to a power cable and hook the SATA cable (the thin black or red cable) into a slot in your motherboard and your computer will recognise it as a new drive. You will be able to run Trainz from that drive straight away. The whole job takes around 5 minutes and you will not need to transfer all the other data either. If you are not sure what to do, just Google 'how do I install another hard drive on my computer'.
Regards
Bob
 
The easiest way to do what you want is to install your old Hard Disk Drive (which I am assuming is still OK) in your new computer as an additional drive. Just simply hook it to a power cable and hook the SATA cable (the thin black or red cable) into a slot in your motherboard and your computer will recognise it as a new drive. You will be able to run Trainz from that drive straight away. The whole job takes around 5 minutes and you will not need to transfer all the other data either. If you are not sure what to do, just Google 'how do I install another hard drive on my computer'.
Regards
Bob

I didn't really think about that! Should be fairly easy to do. Will it work if the hard drive is from a laptop? (The new computer is a desktop.) And I'm assuming that you can manually transfer data from one hard drive to the other by using this setup, correct?
 
I didn't really think about that! Should be fairly easy to do. Will it work if the hard drive is from a laptop? (The new computer is a desktop.) And I'm assuming that you can manually transfer data from one hard drive to the other by using this setup, correct?
Hi Phil, a HDD is a HDD; provided it has the same power connector and SATA Cable connections it will work fine. If you need to transfer data, it is simply a case of opening both drives and drag the files over that you wish to transfer. Be aware though that some programmes require that you initially load them via your primary Drive (C: Drive) in the first place, regardless of which drive they are actually located in (I have four disk drives (C:, H:, F: and K). Your licences mostly sit in your C: Drive which is actually your 'computer'. Some programmes that you have on your old Drive, such as MS Word, Flight Simulator, etc, will not work as they will have no license key and you will have to re-load them onto your new drive. Games that are registered via the Cloud, e.g. Steam, can stay where they are but you will need to download Steam to your new 'Computer' and enter your registration details. Trainz does not suffer those problems, you can run it direct from your old Drive through your new C: Drive. You can also 'Drag and Drop' it onto your new HDD, which will take some time, or just use your old drive as an extra drive in your new rig. You can also transfer data direct from your laptop to your PC using an Ethernet set-up (link both computers with an Ethernet Cable) but this can be a time consuming process.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Bob
 
Hi Phil, a HDD is a HDD; provided it has the same power connector and SATA Cable connections it will work fine. If you need to transfer data, it is simply a case of opening both drives and drag the files over that you wish to transfer. Be aware though that some programmes require that you initially load them via your primary Drive (C: Drive) in the first place, regardless of which drive they are actually located in (I have four disk drives (C:, H:, F: and K). Your licences mostly sit in your C: Drive which is actually your 'computer'. Some programmes that you have on your old Drive, such as MS Word, Flight Simulator, etc, will not work as they will have no license key and you will have to re-load them onto your new drive. Games that are registered via the Cloud, e.g. Steam, can stay where they are but you will need to download Steam to your new 'Computer' and enter your registration details. Trainz does not suffer those problems, you can run it direct from your old Drive through your new C: Drive. You can also 'Drag and Drop' it onto your new HDD, which will take some time, or just use your old drive as an extra drive in your new rig. You can also transfer data direct from your laptop to your PC using an Ethernet set-up (link both computers with an Ethernet Cable) but this can be a time consuming process.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Bob

Alright, thank you!
 
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