1. A method to transfer data from a first computer to a second computer, the first and second computer having disparate file structures, each of the file structures characterized by its metadata, the method comprising the steps of: (1) listing a data structure of the data to be transferred from the first computer; (2) scanning the metadata of the data structure to be transferred; (3) storing the metadata in a .properties file; (4) creating a corresponding data structure of the data structure in the second computer; (5) translating the metadata in the .properties file to corresponding metadata in the second computer; (6) transferring the data; and (7) converting the data in the data structure of the first computer to a usable format in the corresponding data structure in the second computer using the corresponding metadata.
1. A method to transfer data from a first computer to a second computer, the first and second computer having disparate file structures, each of the file structures characterized by its metadata, the method comprising the steps of: (1) listing a data structure of the data to be transferred from the first computer; (2) scanning the metadata of the data structure to be transferred; (3) storing the metadata in a .properties file; (4) creating a corresponding data structure of the data structure in the second computer; (5) translating the metadata in the .properties file to corresponding metadata in the second computer; (6) transferring the data; and (7) converting the data in the data structure of the first computer to a usable format in the corresponding data structure in the second computer using the corresponding metadata. 12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hierarchical file system is on a Windows operating system.