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and the documents and all that is it found in the settings of the computer or is it fond in origin? I'm not really sure how it all works if you can tell me the steps I would greatly appreciate it please and thank you.
@Brigittecamacho These are files and folders, not settings, and they're on your computer, not in Origin. What method do you want to use to transfer the files? You can use an external hard drive or USB stick, iCloud storage (if your old computer supports it), or a third-party filehosting site. Take your pick, and I'll explain what to do.
- 6 years ago
can you explain the hard drive and the third-party filehosting site? Please and thank you!! sorry for taking forever to answer hopefully you see this soon 🙂
- puzzlezaddict6 years agoHero+
@Brigittecamacho Copying files to and from an external storage device (hard drives, USB sticks, etc.) is very intuitive and straightforward on any system. Here's a good article about doing so on a Mac:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchl027f1d66/mac
A third-party filehosting site is just a website that allows you to create an account and upload files. (Examples are Google Drive and Dropbox.) Most sites offer some storage for free, and more storage for a monthly fee, but you would probably not use anywhere near the limit for a free account. The advantage of this is that you wouldn't need an external storage device; you could upload and download files from different locations without worrying about buying something or carrying it around.
To upload to a filehosting site, first zip up the files you want to upload. To do this, right-click (or hold down the control key and click) on the folder and Compress. You'll get a .zip file, which you can then upload, often just by dragging and dropping the file into a window on the filehosting site. To download the content on the new computer, sign into the site, find your uploaded files, and click the Download button. The file will land in Downloads. Then double-click on the .zip file, and it will extract into a folder again. You can put the folder or its contents wherever they need to go on your new computer.