File transfer between two laptops
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I think I used SCART(?) cables for that back in the day. Had to move my complete desktop for that to happen, but I could transfer files that didn't fit on a 1.44 MB floppy :D Later I'd burn the files on a (re)writable CD, such luxury! Why would you even want to return to such brutal methods in the age of fast internet? :~
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Yes, I find that uploading to Google Drive from one machine and downloading onto the other from there to be the simplest option, and fast one too. Only drawback is that my ISP has a data limit of 1000 GB per month, after which things become really slow.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
Share a folder and use a network cable
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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Share a folder and use a network cable
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
No network cable slot on the Macbook Air.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
I created a "subnet" and I connect to my headless mac mini via ethernet & vnc. However, the setup also allows me to just connect directly & drop files on the mac mini like a file storage unit. I wrote up how I set it up at: macbook pro - Is is possible to use remote desktop to a Mac via direct cable or wireless? - Ask Different[^] This talks about the RDP but it also explains the settings that work to connect with ethernet. It should get you there. good luck the write-up has screen shots for both sides of the setup (windows & mac) so it should help.
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Share a folder and use a network cable
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Not an RJ45 connector on the MacBook Air. Not sure where to find its network cable.
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Not an RJ45 connector on the MacBook Air. Not sure where to find its network cable.
Then I suppose you can use WIFI, folder sharing works over any network. Example of howto here: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-easily-share-files-across-mac-windows-computers[^]
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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Then I suppose you can use WIFI, folder sharing works over any network. Example of howto here: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-easily-share-files-across-mac-windows-computers[^]
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Thanks. Will try out.
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I created a "subnet" and I connect to my headless mac mini via ethernet & vnc. However, the setup also allows me to just connect directly & drop files on the mac mini like a file storage unit. I wrote up how I set it up at: macbook pro - Is is possible to use remote desktop to a Mac via direct cable or wireless? - Ask Different[^] This talks about the RDP but it also explains the settings that work to connect with ethernet. It should get you there. good luck the write-up has screen shots for both sides of the setup (windows & mac) so it should help.
Very detailed. Will try it out. Thanks.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
[Mouse Without Borders](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/download/details.aspx?id=35460) Sorry, I missed that it needs to run on a Mac, but maybe [Mouse and Keyboard Sharing ShareMouse Freeware Version](https://www.sharemouse.com/shop/freeware/) is an option.
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Not an RJ45 connector on the MacBook Air. Not sure where to find its network cable.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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I think I used SCART(?) cables for that back in the day. Had to move my complete desktop for that to happen, but I could transfer files that didn't fit on a 1.44 MB floppy :D Later I'd burn the files on a (re)writable CD, such luxury! Why would you even want to return to such brutal methods in the age of fast internet? :~
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Sander Rossel wrote:
a 1.44 MB floppy :-D
You must be a lot older than you appear! :omg:
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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Ye gods. "Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time... a long time."
Software Zen:
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
Use a Zip Drive!
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
When you on wifi. Share a drive on the sending pc and from the other pc copy normally from the sending pc from the shared drive in your file explorer.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
I use remote desktop and tick the filesharing option.
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I need to frequently transfer video files, about 30 MB in size between my two machines, a Win10 laptop and a MacBook Air. I tried Bluetooth and it takes a long time, more than 10 minutes. Whereas, uploading the file to Google Drive and downloading from there onto the other machine, took an overall of under a minute. Is there a direct wire-based transfer possible between these two machines, which does not need the Internet? Ideal would be USB to USB cable transfer, but does that even exist? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
I assume you have a wireless network. On the computer that needs to share files, install python 3. Open a command line promp in the folder with the files, and run this: python -m http.server 8000 Your computer is now a file server, sharing all files in that folder. Easiest way IMO and you can download everything with decent speed.
