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sylarbrown
07-01-2009, 04:17 AM
'v pt lt f tm nt r Tns lbrr, crtng jst th rght pllsts, nd rtng vr sng 'v gt. Nw b nw lptp nd 'v dcdd t mk th swtch - frm Wndws t Mc (r Mc t Wndws). Sdl, trnsfrrng r Tns lbrr lng wth r pllsts nd rtngs sn't jst mttr f mvng th msc fls. Sr, th sng-spcfc mtdt lk rtst nd lbm wll b cpd vr n th fls, bt th dt ssgnd, th pllsts nd rtngs? Ths lv nsd Tns' ntrnl dtbs fls whch cn't b smpl trnsfrd frm PC t Mc.

http://www.mc-dvd.cm/mg/ttrl/trnsfr-tns-btwn-mc-pc.jpg

ctll, th bst w t trnsfr Tns lbrr s t s Tns's blt-n bckp nd rstr. Ths cps th cntnts f r lbrr t CD's r DVD's, nd nwhr ls. Hwvr, f 'v gt 60 ggbt lbrr nd dn't hv tm t stnd rnd wstng brnng dzns f dscs, ths w's fr . Th mthd dscrbd hr lts cp th fls drctl frm n cmptr t nthr nd tk r pllsts nd sng rtngs wth .

Ths gd wld b lttl cmplctd fr nw Pd sr, f wnt t trnsfr Tns lbrr sl, cn tr ths Pd Trnsfr fr Mc (Frm Mc t PC) r ths Pd Msc Trnsfr(Frm PC t Mc), th cn hlp pld msc t Pd nd jst tw clcks t trnsfr thm frm Pd bck t r nw cmptr.

Stp1. n th src mchn. T nsr tht bth mchns kp th sm fldr strctr, n th src lbrr, n Tns' Prfrncs pn, th dvncd tb, mk sr tht "Kp Tns fldr rgnzd" nd "Cp fls t Tns Msc fldr whn ddng t lbrr" r bth chckd.

http://www.mc-dvd.cm/mg/ttrl/mv-tns-lbrr.jpg

Thn, frm th dvncd mn, chs "Cnsldt Lbrr." Th cnsldtn prcss m tk sm tm, dpndng n th spd f r mchn nd sz f r lbrr. Whn tht prcss cmplts, 'r rd t xprt r lbrr dt. Frm Tns' Fl mn, chs "xprt Lbrr..." nd sv th Lbrr.xml fl smwhr n th dstntn mchn.

Stp2. n th dstntn mchn. Nw t's tm t prpr th Mc, r dstntn mchn. Frst, crt nw Tns lbrr. (Tns wll d ths tmtcll f t's th frst tm 'r lnchng t; f wnt t str r nw lbrr smwhr thr thn th dflt, hld dwn th ptn k (Shft n Wndws) whn strtng Tns t crt nw lbrr.)

Jst lk n th src mchn, mk sr tht "Kp Tns fldr rgnzd" nd "Cp fls t Tns Msc fldr whn ddng t lbrr" r bth chckd nsd Tns' Prfrncs. Mk nt f th fldr whr r nw lbrr's msc fls wll lv, nd qt Tns.

Nw t's tm t cp r msc fls frm th src mchn's msc fldr t th dstntn mchn's msc fldr. cn d ths vr th ntwrk, r sng n xtrnl drv. Jst mk sr th dstntn hs ll th sm sngs s th src.

Stp3. Cnvrt th Lbrr.xml fl frm PC t Mc frmt. Nw, th Lbrr.xml fl tht xprtd n th src cntns ll r msc pllsts nd rtngs, bt t cntns fl pths spcfc t r PC. Mcs nd PC's dl wth fl pths dffrntl; PC's s drv lttrs bt Mc's d nt. S n rdr t mk t mprtbl b r Mc, w hv t fnd nd rplc th Wndws pths thrght th fl wth Mc-frndl pths.

T d s, pn th Lbrr.xml fl n txt dtr. f hv vr lrg Tns Lbrr, lk d, ths fl cld b svrl mgbts (18, n m cs), s pnng t mght tk mr tm thn sl. f cn, s mchn wth Lts f mmr.

Nw, 'll ntc tht th Lbrr.xml fl frm PC wll cntn, lng wth lt f thr pln txt XML mrkp, rfrncs t msc lctns n ths frmt: fl://lclhst/F:/pth/t/Tns/. sng smpl fnd nd rplc, chng ths nttns t th dstntn pth sng Mc frmt, fr xmpl, fl://lclhst/pth/t/Tns/. Hr's wht m fnd nd rplc lkd lk, frm th PC's F: drv lctn t m Mc's xtrnl drv nmd "Md":

http://www.mc-dvd.cm/mg/ttrl/trnsfr-tns-lbrr.jpg

Ntc th Mc pth ds NT ncld drv lttr, bt th PC ds. Rplc th /pth/t/Tns/ wth th fldr's whr r nw lbrr lvs. Sv th dtd fl. (Dpndng n th spd f r mchn nd sz f th Lbrr.xml fl, ths m tk fw mnts.). Mk sr dbl-chck tht th src pth ws crrctl rplcd wth th dstntn pth; f ths prt sn't xctl rght, 'll b scrwd ltr n.

Stp4. mprt r Lbrr. Nw r nw lbrr s rd fr ll r hrd-rnd rtngs nd pllsts. Lnch Tns n th dstntn mchn. vn thgh cpd ll th msc t th rght fldr, Tns dsn't s t. t.

Frm th Fl mn, chs "mprt..." nd slct th Lbrr.xml fl xprtd nd dtd frm th src - thn lt 'r g. t wll tk sm tm, bt Tns wll sck n ll th pllsts, nd trcks wth rtng nfrmtn nt r nw lbrr.

http://www.mc-dvd.cm/mg/ttrl/mprt-tns-lbrr.jpg

Whn 'r dn, 'll ntc tht hv dplcts f stndrd-ss Tns pllsts, lk th Tp 25 Mst Pld, Msc Vds, tc. cn dlt ths dps. ls, tht whl Dtrmnng Gplss plbck prcss mght tk whl n r nw lbrr, t.

classicsoftware
07-01-2009, 07:48 AM
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