On 12/12/2018 2:26 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
cameo wrote:

I am getting this cable:
https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Tran...transfer+cable

The packaging says their transfer software will not copy executable
files. That's their form of malware protection, I guess. I'm assuming
the one host will simply look like a mass storage device to the other
host, and perhaps the other host appears as a drive. If true, you could
just drag the files or folders you want from one host to the other. If
the other host is presented as a mass storage device, it should get a
drive letter. You could then use Windows Explorer to move/copy files.
You could also use xcopy or robocopy (in a command shell). There are
plenty of free file sync tools, like SyncBack Free (I use that one),
FreeFileSync, and the Allway Sync you mentioned.

The free version of Allway has a limit of 40,000 files per operation, so
you might end up with incomplete folder syncs across the hosts. My
Windows 7 host has over 173K files on it; however, I doubt I would be
synchronizing the OS or program folders since I have that software and
would install it on the other host. My %userprofile% has 39K files
under it, so it would be too close to Allway's freeware limit. Oh, and
the Allway freeware limit is 40K files over a span of 30 days, not per
operations as I thought; see https://allwaysync.com/freeware. I don't
remember ever hitting a file count limit with SyncBack Free; however,
that product won't use VSS to copy inuse or locked files (and most other
free sync tools are the same). VSScopy is supposed to support VSS. I
used to have it on my home PC but used it so rarely that I uninstalled
it. According to their FAQ, Allway Pro ($26 today) has a "Copy locked
files" option. Syncback Free doesn't have the file count limit but
won't copy locked files while SyncBack Lite is cheaper ($19.95) than
Allway Pro and the Lite edition will use VSS for copying locked files.

There is a portable (no install) version of each SyncBack edition,
including the freeware edition:

https://help.2brightsparks.com/suppo...es/43000335685

Allway Sync also has a portable version. If you are going to transfer
files just once between your hosts, you might not to have to install
software on one of them and then have to uninstall it followed by the
remnant registry and file cleanup. Of course, on the host where you
plug in the thumb drive with the portable sync tool, you'll need a
minimum of 2 USB ports: one for the USB drive with the sync tool and
another for the USB bridge cable - or you could use a USB hub to share
2, or more, USB devices/cables to one USB port.

Thanks. I let you know how this transfer cable worked out for me. I
wouldn't think of copying exe files in any case.