Electronics

[Lynnj]

Here is Youtube video on how to create a folder -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe6omCdayBI

The video shows adding the folder to the desktop. But if you don't want to do that, open finder, then on left click on category you want the folder to live (Documents?), then create the folder by following the instructions in the video.

Personally, I think it will be easier to create the folder on the desktop to use when drag/drop everything from the HD. Then all you have to do is drag the folder to wherever you want it to live in finder when you are done. If you create the folder in finder first, then you have to have finder open and that folder in view as you drag/drop from the HD.

[glb613]

I don't want a folder on the desktop.

[Lynnj]

Okay, well Chalk basically said the same as I did. You now have the instructions on how to add the folder to finder. Have at it!

[glb613]

What I want to know the best way to get the data from one device to another. Can you drag/drop or is copy/paste better? I don't want to do one folder at a time and I don't want multiple duplicates. I also don't want to make a mess like I have with iPhoto.

[Lynnj]

No, don't copy paste. Just grab what you want from the HD and drag and drop to where you want it on the iMac. You could probably select all on the HD, and grab all at once to drag and drop to the iMac. When you reformat the HD using disk utility, it will remove/clear the HD. Once HD is reformatted, drag/drop back to the HD. As a result,you will have one copy on the IMac and one copy on the HD. Or, as chalk suggested, use time machine on the iMac and do a full back up of the iMac to the HD. You'll then have everything from the iMac (including these files you just moved to the iMac)

[glb613]

Thanks. I'll post back when it's done. I do use the built in backup but, I also want the data to be accessible from any of my devices including my Windows computer.

[glb613]

I finally got the data copied to my iMac. I did use copy/past because drag/drop kept having errors. When I get some uninterrupted time, I'm going to format the drive. I know one thing, USB 3 is significantly faster when transferring a large number of files/folders.