Hi Adrian, I have a process where I continuously synchronise photos between an XP laptop and a Macbook in that direction almost weekly - this is so that I can have the collection available in two places. I presume you want the photos and music on the imac hard drive and not on a connected external drive.
I use a FAT32 formatted external drive connected to my Time Capsule. When in iPhoto - I go to File menu and select "Import" and then browsing to the root folder in the first instance (or specific folder for subsequent updates) iPhoto will nicely bring them in and order them for you. It can take some time depending on the size of your collection. I presume this is a once off operation for you. It's a similar process with iTunes to import from Windows machines to OSX based machines. Once you've done the import, if you have a remote drive for Time Machine, the next update will in turn recognise the import of the Photos/Music and take quite a bit of time to synch with the imac but its automatic and pretty seamless. I'm sure Ronni will have a more elegant way of doing and articulating this. Regards Peter... -----Original Message----- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Adrian Skehan Sent: Monday, 19 July 2010 11:42 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: trnasferring files Windows to Mac Good morning all, My daughter has a Windows XP machine and is getting a 21.5" iMac, what is the best method of transferring her photos and music etc. to the iMac? Adrian http://www.skehan.id.au/ -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> ***************************** NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, "information") contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
