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Could anyone store some files for me for a couple of hours??

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Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 17:49

My cd writer is having a fit and I need to install windows2000 in a minute but i also need to keep a folder full of my sister's msn conversations!! Was wondering if anyone would mind me sending them to them then sending them back when i have 2000 installed??! TIA xx

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Yorkiegirl · 02/01/2005 17:50

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Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 17:53

thanks

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Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 18:20

If i had half a brain i could have realised that i could email them to myself and pick them up when i reinstall msn!!!
It's hard work being blonde sometimes!!!!
Can anyone tell me how to zip them up?

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tamum · 02/01/2005 18:28

I know you've solved the problem for now, but a useful service to remember is Yahoo Briefcase- if you have a yahoo account (free) you can sign up for the Briefcase service which allows you to store up to 30Mb of files online (protected). You can then pick them up from anywhere- it's quite useful for transferring files that are too big to email. HTH!

TheDragon · 02/01/2005 18:28

Download WINZIP. Do a google search and you should find it.

Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 18:29

might have to loook at that - is it free and easy?? yorkiegirl is offline so i might try it on yahoo.....

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tamum · 02/01/2005 18:33

Yes, very free and easy- I can't link to it directly without logging out- give me a minute and I'll be back

tamum · 02/01/2005 18:34

et voila !

Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 18:37

merci beucoup!! lol (or however you spell it!!)I'll probably get stuck and be back here calling you in a sec!!!

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Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 18:41

ok, heres my problem. As they are msn conversations, theres actually about 350 files in 5 folders, but i cant save a folder, it will only let me savea file and I cant face doing them one by one!!! Is ther a way to save a whole folder?

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TheDragon · 02/01/2005 18:42

Zip the folders into one file

tamum · 02/01/2005 18:44

I think soupy's right, zipping is the only way!

Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 18:44

how do i do it? I've got winzip but cant figure it out!!!

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Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 18:57

?

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TheDragon · 02/01/2005 19:09

You open it, choose to create an archive and go from there I think.

tamum · 02/01/2005 19:15

This may not be any good or relevant (I have very little experience of zipping) but if you right click on a folder one of the options is "send to" and then the top option is "Compressed (zipped) folder"- would that help?

TheDragon · 02/01/2005 19:18

If you click on the folders and then click on "file" in the menu, there should be a winzip option. Click this and then "add to foldername.zip"

Zephyrcat · 02/01/2005 19:21

right i think i've done it at last lol Thanks for your help!!!

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TheDragon · 02/01/2005 19:25

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