music libraries to external hard drive

[Guest]

Helllllp!
A total idiot when it comes to anything computer(actually with several
ex-wives I should re-think that statement) I have quite a lot of music on my
machine, half of the 80G drive!, and thought it would be a good idea to
transfer this onto an external drive, bigger, and leaving the machine happier!
BUT!
How do I transfer Realplayer (10.5 I think) and mediaplayer over?
Am I thinking along the right lines, or do I dump the whole lot over?
And in plain English -as I mentioned. I'm a little stupid!
Thanks
David

 

[theplectrum]

Helllllp!
A total idiot when it comes to anything computer(actually with several
ex-wives I should re-think that statement) I have quite a lot of music on
my
machine, half of the 80G drive!, and thought it would be a good idea to
transfer this onto an external drive, bigger, and leaving the machine
happier!
BUT!
How do I transfer Realplayer (10.5 I think) and mediaplayer over?
Am I thinking along the right lines, or do I dump the whole lot over?
And in plain English -as I mentioned. I'm a little stupid!
Thanks
David

No comment :-;

Why do you want to transfer them over ?

If the idea is to take the external HD and use it on other PC's then as long
as they already have WMP (a certainty) and Realplayer (maybe) you just need
to point them in the direction of your external HD and they'll play the
music concerned.

Cheers,
Jerry

 

[Guest]

Leave RealPlayer, WMP, WinAmp wherever they are on your harddrive.
They do not take too much space. Where your problem is, is the music
files (probably MP3, WMA or Wav). Transfer the music files to a USB external
harddrive they will play when you click on them using your favorite app
whichever one you like then you can delete them from your harddrive.
Most of my friends copy their music files to CD-Rs, but that is up to you.

 

[Guest]

Thanx Jerry

It's the music files I need to move I guess, not so much for portability,
but to free up space on the computer, keep all my music in one place, and
identify it all too!
david

 

[Guest]

Thanx Byte

All I need to learn now is how to transfer the files! See! Told you I was
non-pc!!!
David

 

[Guest]

Geeeeeez, then I recommend you go to a nearby Walden Book store
and purchase a copy of "WindowsXP for Dummies", and that is the
real title of it. About $20

 

[Guest]

This should make you smile. I've lent mine to a friend! Best get it back.
Thanx for all the advice.
David

 

[Galley]

Helllllp!
A total idiot when it comes to anything computer(actually with several
ex-wives I should re-think that statement) I have quite a lot of music on my
machine, half of the 80G drive!, and thought it would be a good idea to
transfer this onto an external drive, bigger, and leaving the machine happier!
BUT!
How do I transfer Realplayer (10.5 I think) and mediaplayer over?
Am I thinking along the right lines, or do I dump the whole lot over?
And in plain English -as I mentioned. I'm a little stupid!
Thanks
David

RealPlayer 10.5 has an option to move files to a new location. Select
all the files in your library and choose "Move files..."