I need a bit of help. I had an old computer that ran Windows XP, and a while back it started dying off. We switched over to a Mac. But I want to recover some of my old projects off the original computer. It can't be connected to the internet anymore, so I can't upload them. I was planning to get an external hard drive for the projects, but I need a way to access the "My projects" category in the 1.4 program. (Outside of the Scratch program itself)


I had my version of 1.4 on my desktop if that helps.

Okay, I've done this a few times before, especially when I switched from having everything on my family's computer to my flash drive. Just follow these steps:

1. If you know where you installed Scratch, just skip to step 5. If not, then I'll tell you how.
   
2. Right click the Scratch program and go to properties.
   
3. Go to Shortcut, and copy the Target. Here's an example of what you may get:
   “C:\Users\Galileo\Documents\Ernie's Folder\Scratch\Scratch.exe” “C:\Users\Galileo\Documents\Ernie's Folder\Scratch\Scratch.image”
   
   
4. That isn't 100% of what we want, so lets trim the fat and find out where Scratch is. Here is what you really need:
   C:\Users\Galileo\Documents\Ernie's Folder\Scratch
   
   
5. Do you see where that came from? Now, paste the new shortcut into a file manager and you'll be inside Scratch's Folder.
   
6. At the top, there should be a folder named ‘Projects Folder’. You'll find all of your projects there.

And now you have your projects! To make move projects quicker, I'll tell you a neat trick. If you hold down, then you can select everything and move it all at one time. :)

I hope that this helps! Also, don't be afraid to ask any questions!

With regards,

ErnieParke