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Expert: Jeffrey J. Wrobel Date: 6/3/2008 Subject: Files from OS 9.1 to 10.5.3- I think?
Question I have been working on this for two solid days and should be committed now. I have files on my G3 in QuarkXpress, etc. of art work I have done. I now have a G5 10.5.3. I thought I could network the two and transfer files.I archived my art on 100MB zip discs and can't open them on G5. (program upgrades, or lack of same program,etc.)G3 doesn't burn CDs.I think PDFs would work? But can't do on G3.I transferred files using a memory stick, but they open on the G5 as a grey box that says "exec" in the corner.HELP me! Please. I need this art for a portfolio,I am trying to get teaching credentials.
Answer Dear Heidi,
Your problem is that you are spanning 6 operating systems, trying to get it to work without any updates to the files themselves. To be able to simply drag them onto your USB drive and then copy them onto your newer machine running 10.5 would make too much sense, you know? That "exec" file is a UNIX command file icon that the system puts on the file because it can't speci
PDFs will work, but they would need an update once they are transferred over. You would need a version of Acrobat Pro for OS 9, though. Often, when you transfer stuff to the USB drives, they change a bit because instead of the Mac HFS+ format, the USB sticks use a FAT 32 format that Mac can read, but is usually used in certain Windows environments. Occasionally, you can RIGHT CLICK (CONTROL plus regular click on Mac one-button mouse) and choose OPEN WITH below the OPEN command and manually select the program that SHOULD open it. If that doesn't work, I usually have luck zipping or stuffing (.ZIP or .SIT) the file first, THEN drag it from the older computer onto the USB drive then insert the USB in the newer machine and drag it to the drive of the newer machine. Then you can use Stuffit Expander to open it. If you don't have the Expander, go to this URL and download it:
