Transfer from PC to MacBook

[dd1313]

Hi Guys

My sister bought a MacBook.We want to transfer files from PC to Mac, but is there a way to do it
without going via the network, it takes so long, the migration assistant

On the PC you can copy to another disk and then transfer,Is there a solution like that on the Mac

Thanks guys
DD

 

[Synaesthesia]

Network the computers- wired network is fast. Or copy to an external then copy onto the Mac.

 

[clasqm]

Burn data to CD-ROM (or DVD-ROM if there is a lot). Stick disk into Macbook drive slot. drag files to mac HD. I f you like you can zip up the files before you burn them to disk. Files from CDs sometimes develop odd permission glitches. If you get the zip file onto your mac and expand it there, that should not happen.

Oh, its an Air or a Retina and it doesn't have an optical drive? Get a big USB stick, 32 Gb or better and follow the same procedure. You may need to do this a few times over.

If it's less than 2 GB of data, just create a free Dropbox account for your sister. Everybody needs Dropbox anyway. Install Dropbox on both computers, make sure the LAN transfer setting is activated on both, drop her files into the Droppbox folder and watch that sucker go! When you're done, uninstall Dropbox on the PC. MUCH easier than setting up SMB shares and all that 20th century crap.

 

[bwana]

Network the computers- wired network is fast. Or copy to an external then copy onto the Mac.

This is going to be the fastest way to transfer a large amount of data - ethernet cable directly linking the two machines (unless your hub/router is gigabit).

The migration assistant only takes a long time if you're trying to do it via wifi. . . so don't!

You can of course copy it to a portable hdd and sneaker-net it - osx will read ntfs (it won't write to it though).

 

[creeper]

Use a network. There is also an applicatioon that Apple provides that does the transfers for you.