LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Checklist for File Transfer, Drop files directly on target folder

Checklist for File Transfer

Drop files directly on target folder

The most common mistake in drag and drop is dropping files on the wrong target folder (the folder to receive the files). To help prevent this mistake, open the target folder first; the name of the folder now appears in the title bar. Then open the source folder and select and drag the files until the mouse pointer rests on the open folder and the folder is high- lighted. As soon as you release the mouse button, you re- ceive a confirmation dialog box showing, among other things, the target you just dropped on. Check the target, and change it if necessary.

TIP To ensure that files are copied, press CTRL while drag- ging. To ensure that files are moved, press SHIFT while dragging.

TIP If you are copying an entire folder (rather than files within a folder), drop the folder on the target one level higher than where you want the files to appear; this may be another folder or a drive letter. Assume that you want to update your Letters folder on your desktop computer with your Letters folder from your laptop, and the Letters folder appears at the highest level of folders on drive C. Drag the folder from the laptop to the desktop and drop it on drive let- ter C.

TIP If you have File Transfer difficulties, such as error mes- sages or disconnections, try reducing the amount of data being sent, either by reducing the number of files sent or size of sent files.

CAUTIONDo NOT attempt to move the entire contents (root) of a drive. Windows may create hidden files or fold- ers that could be in use and cannot be transferred. Like- wise, do not attempt to transfer directories containing the

Windows operating system. LapLink Gold cannot move any data that has been locked or is in use, such as the Windows Registry. If you wish to ‘clone’ a drive for the pur- pose of making a bootable operating system on the target drive, use drive imaging software designed for these pur- poses instead of LapLink Gold.

Use the Copy or Move command

Instead of using drag and drop, use the Copy or Move com- mand. First, click the target folder. After selecting the files to be transferred, click Copy or Move (File menu). Then verify that the source and target are correct.

Make File Transfer available to other computers

If you are denied the use of File Transfer or one of the other services while connected to another computer, check the se- curity setup on that computer. You can gain access to ser- vices through Security (Options menu).

Log on to Windows before trying to use File Transfer

As a security measure, LapLink does not allow users to con- nect to a computer and open File Transfer while the comput- er is waiting to be logged on to Windows. (When you attempt to open a File Transfer connection to a computer running LapLink and displaying the Windows logon dialog box, you see this message: “Creation of window failed.”)

The solution is to open a Remote Control connection first. Log the remote computer on to Windows and then open File Transfer.

NOTE To set up LapLink to run before the Windows logon dialog box appears, click the Options menu and choose Program Options. Choose the Advanced tab, and check

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