If I create an FMP10 Data Base on my Mac and also have FMP loaded on a Windows machine, can I easily transfer the DB from one machine to another?
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Yes. I originally had 3 or 4 PCs & 3 or 4 Macs at my 3 office locations. I use a Mac to develop the 7 databases, & then loaded them on all PCs & Macs & they worked great. Since then I have started using my Mac for the server & connecting all computers to the databases on the Filemaker Remote site. I have a combination of Filemaker Pro 10 & FMP 11.
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Yes you can. I worked with Filemaker on Mac and PCs and you're able to transfer the DBs easily.
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Well - one cal load the Palm application on Windows and access the database from your desktop - and update periodically from changes initiated on your Palm. However, in my experience the data transfer is one way - from Palm to desktop application but not from desktop to Palm. Do not rely on my observations to make any big decisions.
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yes, unless one is a mac..then no. you will have to re format the hard drive after using it for a mac.
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Yes there is. The MS Works Database is easy to use and it is the reason I bought Works when I got a new computer.
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The short answer is yes, the longer answer is that what program you use to do it depends on your operating system. The Mac is easy, just use Preview and add the pages from one document to the other. If you have Adobe Acrobat Standard (or pro), on Windows there are complete instructions at http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/faq/mergepdfs/mergepdfs.html. Best general advice is to search on merging 2 PDF files plus your operating system, I suspect you will find a number of options
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Since Mac and PC are different file structures and associations its not straight forward.you can go from PC(windows) to a Mac(running windows) or a Mac(windows programs) to a PC(windows).Anything else you'd need a 3rd party translation program. I don't know of any that are 100%.Even basic files like word documents don't always transfer properly from Mac to PC unless both do windows.
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I have not used Linux based systems so I don't know. But I do use FileMaker all day at work on both the PC and Mac. Same database and information and it works just fine. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
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It worked for me. I transferred files from an old PC laptop to my MacBook but it took some effort to figure it out. I have since found an easier (and free) way to do this. Your Mac has a built in application called Migration Assistant. It can be found by clicking on the Finder icon, then click on Applications. You'll then go to Utilities and that's where you'll find Migration Assistant. Very easy to follow steps and it walks you right through them. You gotta love the Apple geniuses.
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Yeah shouldn't be an issue, as long as it's not a program file. Any basic file will transfer from Tiger to XP without a problem.
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I also ended up using FAT32; I haven't seen any downside if you want to just store files... except the maximum file size. I don't know of any cross-platform format that has no file size limit, so my advice is FAT32 with the hope somebody else here knows of a better one! :)P.S: I have this exact product, and after a a few different attempts I found FAT32 to work for using it to move stuff from my windows 7 desktop to snow leopard macbook pro
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I think it will work as long as you use an Admin account on both machines, and copy all of the files you want to move into one folder and move that. Pretty sure you can view the source files from the target machine.
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No but you can put your database on the flash drive to use on different machines.
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Files such as txt, doc, pdf, and other cross-platform files can be transferred over to a Mac from a PC as long as you have formatted the hard drive correctly (exFAT). I'd definitely recommend reading up on the drive format and transferring files as there are a lot of great online resources. Keep in mind that .exe or executable files (applications) are not cross platform and therefore you can't open up MS Word from a PC on a Mac. However, documents, videos, etc. should all have some cross-platform application that can read/write them when required. Although, some content may need to be transformed (video formats on PC aren't super kind on Mac). One final note - fonts. You may have awesome files that are formatted with great fonts and the like on a Mac or PC. These layouts don't translate well in Word or Powerpoint due to the differences in fonts from one platform to the next. PDF is a great way to ensure accurate layout, but expect layouts to shift if fonts differ from one computer to the next. PS I use Unix, PC and Mac, so I have a lot of ways to transfer content between the three (although I use UNIX primarily for serving web content and programming, so that's not that relevant here). Also, if you want to run Windows on a Mac, I would recommend looking into Parallels or Boot Camp. I prefer Parallels because I can have Windows apps open along with Mac apps at the same time. Just make sure you beef up on RAM and processor speeds. Knowledge is power, so make sure you use the web to fill in your knowledge gaps. Don't want to lose data!
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I use mine only for my wife's Mac. Clickfree doesn't support storing the data from multiple operating systems, but supposedly you could even store the data from multiple Macs or multiple PCs. She was running OS 10.7 last time we tried a back up.
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Yes. Using the migration assistant. http://www.ehow.com/how_8287570_clone-mac-computer.html
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Yes, I transfer documents I write on my Neo to my MacBook without any problem. I can then edit them, save them, etc. on the MacBook.
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Yes, if you check out the MDW Support site there are step by step instructions on how to do this - easy and fast