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From: "BHarris" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Moving from Laptop to Desktop?
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 18:24:27 -0400
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You could also use a backup such as the Zip or Clik discs which hold much
more than floppies.
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Reigel" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Moving from Laptop to Desktop?


> Pam Wood Waugh wrote:
>
> > I'm wondering, -- I haven't moved everything to TMG yet, but when I do,
> > what do I need to do to be able to work on my database on my deskstop,
and
> > then move it to a laptop -- say, when I go on vacation a month from now?
> > Can I do this? T
> >
> > The laptop doesn't have a CDW on it, so how can I transfer info, and
what
> > files do I need to transfer?
>
> The easiest way to do a backup of your TMG dataset on your desktop, copy
that
> to you laptop, and Restore from that file on the Laptop. When you get
home,
> reverse the procedure.
>
> Depending on the size of your dataset, it's easiest if you have a network
> connection, or you can copy the backup to a CD. But since your laptop
doesn't
> read (our do you mean write) CDs, you can do it with floppies. TMG's
backup
> procedure will use multiple floppies if necessary.
>
> If you have done much customizing of the setup, you might also want to do
a
> backup of your configuration and "restore" that on the laptop too.
>
> Terry Reigel
>
>
>
>
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