Image File Storage and Transfer

Within EML
On any of the computers within the EML (Electron Microscope Laboratory), you can directly save/open your EM image files to/from our server machine via samba sharing for PC, and Apple Chooser for Mac. No FTP is necessary. After you save your files to our server, please DO NOT DO FTP again . Otherwise your data will be corrupted.

Outside EML
For transfering EM images outside the EML, we provide three methods:

• FTP server for image storage and transfer *
• Pen drives for USB transfer
• CD/DVD burning

* You will need to have an account on our server¹ and an FTP program² to transfer files from EML to your lab computers.

¹To obtain account, you must be a registered user of the EML. Please contact our staff member to obtain an account.

² FTP (File Transfering Protocal) programs:

• The easist way is to use MS Internet Explorer (on both Mac and PC), and put the following link in the address bar:
  ftp://username@servername
  The username and servername can be obtained by contacting our staff member.
• For windows system user, you can google "free FTP client" and choose one you like. SmartFTP has a free version. Also you can use Absolute FTP from Van Dyke Technologies.
  
• For macintosh systems, we recommend the use of the program, Fetch to transfer files. It can be downloaded from: fetchsoftworks.com. Or if you are on the Berkeley campus, you can get fetch from: cobweb Note, if you will be transferring files to a macintosh computer from our server, then upload or put them with the file format of macBinaryII. This will preserve the files data fork and keep it associated with specific applications such as photoshop or digital micrograph. If you will be using the files from the SEM on a PC, or other non-mac system, please upload or put them as RAW DATA.