Files and Settings Transfers extracted on specified hard drive

[Matthew Harris]

I have used the Files and Settings Transfers program on a old computer and
put everything on an external harddrive. My new computer doesn't have enough
space on it to dump everything on it. I would like to have all of the files
for use on the external hard drive. Is there a way to specify where I want to
extract the files to?

 

[DL]

So you purchased a new PC with a too small hd?
Doesnt sound very bright.
Theres no point using FST in these curcumstances, simply copy data to your
external HD, from the old PC

 

[Matthew Harris]

Well, here is the deal. I didn't buy a new computer, I have a friend who
wanted to transfer all of her files off of her computer just to have on a
hard drive. She had this computer for a long time and there are random things
all throughout the computer in different folders. I thought it would be
easier to just do the transfer files program on the XP to transfer it to my
1TB hard drive. When I did that the final folder that I got was 151GB. The
computer I tried using only has 80GB of space to use, not to mention the
stuff that is already on it. So I hoped I could figure out a way to extract
the USMT2.UNC folder to my hard drive. Does any of this make sense? Or
possible? Thank you in advance

 

[DL]

I would'nt use FAST for MS Office settings, it nearly allways causes
problems

 

[Andrew E.]

You should use the "custom" selection in the FTW,this way the files/data that
it collects are ones worth saving..Otherwise,the FTW collects data that you
probably dont need or want..As far as using or opening those files to a 2nd
hd,no it isnt a FTW option,thier are other microsoft utilities that save ones
files/data but you'd have to chk them out for details...