How can I transfer files between laptop and desktop computer?
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SslagleZ28
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HDMI is audio/video cable. The best way is probably to with set up a network between the to, but the easiest would be to get a flash drive.
Big Daddy Rhino
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^ Big flash drive will hook it up. Drag and drop.
Ryan_Fpv
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Depends if it's a one-off transfer of files (eg. moving files to your new laptop), or if it is going to be a constant transfer of files between the laptop and the PC.
If it's a small one off file transfer (eg. a few photos, songs, etc), I'd go a flash drive if you have it (can pick them up for pretty cheap if you don't), or go old-school and burn a DVD.
If it's a larger set of files, (eg. all your videos/games/programs) that would require too many DVDs/flash drives, a external harddrive if you have one would be easiest. If you don't have an external hard drive then either make several trips with the flash drive or use a network.
If you want to constantly share between the two computers, then you'll need to set up a network.
If it's a small one off file transfer (eg. a few photos, songs, etc), I'd go a flash drive if you have it (can pick them up for pretty cheap if you don't), or go old-school and burn a DVD.
If it's a larger set of files, (eg. all your videos/games/programs) that would require too many DVDs/flash drives, a external harddrive if you have one would be easiest. If you don't have an external hard drive then either make several trips with the flash drive or use a network.
If you want to constantly share between the two computers, then you'll need to set up a network.
If you just need to move some files (up to several Gigabytes), then get a flash drive.
If you want to move a large amount of files (to backup all or nearly all of your hard drive), get an external hard drive.
[edit] Ryan's post has a lot of good information.
(Any modern flash drive can hold more than a few photos or songs unless by a few you mean a few thousand. A 4 or an 8 Gigabyte flash drive will hold quite a lot of files.
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If you want to move a large amount of files (to backup all or nearly all of your hard drive), get an external hard drive.
[edit] Ryan's post has a lot of good information.
(Any modern flash drive can hold more than a few photos or songs unless by a few you mean a few thousand. A 4 or an 8 Gigabyte flash drive will hold quite a lot of files.
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Dystopia
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How big are the files? There are several ways to do this.
USB Drive: If you only have a couple gigabytes of files to move, 16GB USB Flash Drives only cost $20-30, if you catch them on sale. PNY, Kingston, and Corsiar come to mind for brands.
USB Cable: If you have a lot of files to move, USB cables will work.
Ethernet cable: The best way to move a bunch of files without wifi. Simply drag on drop all your files into the Shared Files folder. A more technical, but easier and faster approach is to set the folders containing your files to a shared folder.
WiFi: This is the cheapest way, if you can, since you don't need to buy a cable or a flash drive. Also no wires. Simply create a network group and make sure both computers are set to the same group. Set the folders you want to share to be shared, and your all set.
USB Drive: If you only have a couple gigabytes of files to move, 16GB USB Flash Drives only cost $20-30, if you catch them on sale. PNY, Kingston, and Corsiar come to mind for brands.
USB Cable: If you have a lot of files to move, USB cables will work.
Ethernet cable: The best way to move a bunch of files without wifi. Simply drag on drop all your files into the Shared Files folder. A more technical, but easier and faster approach is to set the folders containing your files to a shared folder.
WiFi: This is the cheapest way, if you can, since you don't need to buy a cable or a flash drive. Also no wires. Simply create a network group and make sure both computers are set to the same group. Set the folders you want to share to be shared, and your all set.
salvage-this
Active Member
If you have another sata cable you can hook up the laptop drive that way. then you can just transfer the files like any other drive.