transferring big files

wessley · #1 Feb 12, 2003, 01:54 AM

hi i'm Wessley,
i have a movie file of around 600MB on a pc. is it possible for me to transfer it to an other pc if i only have the internet, and a floppy drive. is there any software available that can either zip the file sufficiently, or that can split it into smaller files?

thanks

fields311 · Feb 14, 2003, 01:04 PM

Hi,

There are various 'zip' software programs that will let you split the file up. The most popular one is WinZip. Just search Winzip in www.Google.com and you will find a link to download it free.

Most of them have the option of 'spanning' a large file across disks.

The only problem is that a 600mb video file will probably not compress down that far. Also, a floppy disk holds 1.44 mb, even with compression it is going to take hundreds of disks to transfer the file. This won't be very practical!

I think you would be better off investing in a writable cd drive (they aren't very expensive), that way you could copy the file on to a cd and transfer it that way.

hope this helps.



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