Transferring existing league onto new computer

manooly · 09-18-2002, 01:29 PM

How do I go about transfering my existing league onto a new laptop that I just got? I know I could email it to myself but I don't think you can email entire folders, only single files. If I could just transger the .lg file over I'd be in business. Anyone have any ideas to help? Thanks for your time.

09-18-2002, 01:31 PM

You could burn it onto a CD, use a Zip disk, or network the two computers over Ethernet and transfer the league files this way.

Scott Vibert · 09-18-2002, 02:27 PM

Just .zip the league folder. It's now just one file. Then email it.

If you burn it onto a CD you're going to have to be careful, because that process tends to make all the files "Read-Only" so then you'd have to go through the pain of changing them so the game will have write access (which it needs).

JML · 09-19-2002, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by ScottVib
Just .zip the league folder. It's now just one file. Then email it.

If you burn it onto a CD you're going to have to be careful, because that process tends to make all the files "Read-Only" so then you'd have to go through the pain of changing them so the game will have write access (which it needs).

I found that out the hard way. Thank goodness for Zip drives.

Tip: Be sure to copy the folder with your stadium pics too (if you use pics). Otherwise you'll have to re-download and re-edit them (this, too, I found out the hard way

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09-19-2002, 01:54 PM

As far as emailing the files (even if zipped into one), a lot of email services put a limit on attachment size, so this might not work.

Thanks for the CD tip ScottVib - I will probably get a new computer next year and I would have burned the files on CD without knowing they were read only.

09-18-2002, 01:29 PM	#1
manooly Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 322	Transferring existing league onto new computer How do I go about transfering my existing league onto a new laptop that I just got? I know I could email it to myself but I don't think you can email entire folders, only single files. If I could just transger the .lg file over I'd be in business. Anyone have any ideas to help? Thanks for your time.

09-18-2002, 01:31 PM	#2
ExposFan08 Guest Posts: n/a	You could burn it onto a CD, use a Zip disk, or network the two computers over Ethernet and transfer the league files this way.

09-18-2002, 02:27 PM	#3
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	Just .zip the league folder. It's now just one file. Then email it. If you burn it onto a CD you're going to have to be careful, because that process tends to make all the files "Read-Only" so then you'd have to go through the pain of changing them so the game will have write access (which it needs).

09-19-2002, 01:54 PM	#5
ExposFan08 Guest Posts: n/a	As far as emailing the files (even if zipped into one), a lot of email services put a limit on attachment size, so this might not work. Thanks for the CD tip ScottVib - I will probably get a new computer next year and I would have burned the files on CD without knowing they were read only.