Computer to computer transfer of files

I recently learned on this site how to transfer FCE files from one computer to another via a Firewire. I have been saving a file on the desktop of the first computer, transferring it to the desktop of the second computer and then opening the file; or else I export the file into Quicktime movie on the first computer, and then bring it to the desktop of the second. In either case, when I disconnect the two computers, the files change and become unusable. Almost like the second computer was still getting information from the first computer even though I have copy pasted the entire file onto the desk top of the second computer.
Any advice?
Russ Haynes

If you Export/Quicktime Movie you have to select the option Make Movie Self-Contained (in the Export dialog) to make sure all necessary media are included into the single .mov file. If not, when you transfer the file to another computer it will not be able to play it since some media was not transferred.
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Last edited by Scotty (2010-08-15 02:16:54)

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I followed the wiki page, fowarded port 22, and tried agian.
scott@scott-laptop:~$ ssh -vv -p 22 [email protected]
OpenSSH_5.1p1 Debian-5ubuntu1, OpenSSL 0.9.8g 19 Oct 2007
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 192.168.1.98 [192.168.1.98] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/scott/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /home/scott/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/scott/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
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64 bytes from 192.168.1.98: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.98 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.98: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=7.29 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.98: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.51 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.98: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=2.30 ms
--- 192.168.1.98 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4006ms
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