How to remotely access data?

[Battlefield Fan]

Alright so the story goes... I have a desktop pc running windows 7 ultimate but I will be away for the next week. At some point I know I'll need to grab a file off of this machine from my laptop that is also running windows 7 ultimate. If I leave my desktop on while I am gone is there any way to do this.

Would remote desktop connection through the windows OS work?

Thanks in advance

 

[R94N]

You could use a commercial product like GoToMyPC, although I'm not sure how useful it is as I've never used it.

 

[Mr Kram]

are there no vpn products for windows 7 yet? you could always use dropbox. why don't you just throw the file(s) on your laptop now?

 

[Battlefield Fan]

You could use a commercial product like GoToMyPC, although I'm not sure how useful it is as I've never used it.

I'll give the 30 day free trial a try. Thanks!

are there no vpn products for windows 7 yet? you could always use dropbox. why don't you just throw the file(s) on your laptop now?

I'm looking to remotely take control of my desktop. It's hard to anticipate what files I'll need and they are rather large in size.

 

[theITGuy]

I'm looking to remotely take control of my desktop. It's hard to anticipate what files I'll need and they are rather large in size.

Use LogMeIn Pro...it lets you remote control your destkop and it has a built in File Manager FTP-like utility...

-J.-

 

[maflynn]

Gotomypc and logmein work great the latter is free but may be blocked by your companies firewall. Gotomypc works but logmein does not for me. Either way you need to install a client portion to your workstation prior accessing the computer.

Another alternative is to use dropbox and keep those files you want to access in the dropbox folder.

 

[R94N]

I'll give the 30 day free trial a try. Thanks!

Great - let us know how it goes!

 

[Mousse]

Use LogMeIn Pro...it lets you remote control your destkop and it has a built in File Manager FTP-like utility...

There's a free version of LogMeIn. I put that on a netbook for my boss. It gets the job done. There's also a version that doesn't require a web browser called LogMeIn Ignition. My boss wants me to put the Android version on her phone. I haven't played around with the latter yet, so I don't know how well it works.