Anthony I use iBackup (check Versiontracker) to backup my files to a Windoze server. It seems to cater for the file name problems - not sure how. But it might be worth using it to "backup" the files to the PC.
Cheers Greg > From: "Antony N. Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:56:28 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Subject: Damn windows machines! (File transfer dramas) > > I am very patiently trying to help my sister move her 30Gb of data > from an external HFS+ drive (originally used on a Mac) to her PC > laptop (noooo, the dark side!) > > So far I copied the data to my G5 and reformatted the external drive > on the PC (NTFS). I don't want to use FAT32... > > Then I discovered fricken Tiger doesn't WRITE to NTFS volumes yet. Bugger! > > So I tried copying the data direct to the laptop. It seems there are > some long file names that the PC doesn't like and the copy fails (a > real pain half way through 30Gb). > > So then I try to be smart arse and create an uncompressed ZIP file > with Stuffit. > > When I try to expand it on the PC (with either ZP or Stuffit Standard > 8) I get a series of 'archive verification failed' errors, partial > expansion then Stuffit barfs. > > Anyone got some advice before I go find the hammer? > > An app to clean the file names first? Something else? Format at GAT32 > (external drive) copy the data, etc... > > Cheers, Antony. > > -- > ================================================================== > = = = > = Antony N. Lord = http://antonylord.com = > = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Perth, Western Australia = > = = = > ================================================================== > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
