XeroJul 5, 2023

Is there a way to directly transfer files between laptops and PCs using regular USB cables?

https://lemmy.world/post/1049039

Is there a way to directly transfer files between laptops and PCs using regular USB cables? - Lemmy.world

I’ve replaced my old laptop with a new one and I have over 350GB worth of data to move over, moving all of it to an external drive and then moving them to the new laptop doesn’t seem efficient and it seems like it’s gonna take forever I know there are some special cables that can do that but I don’t wanna waste money on something that I’m only gonna use once every 5 years at most.

Show threadShunkWJul 5, 2023
Could you possibly move it over a network? That might be faster in all honesty.
Show threadXero
my home network is quite slow and the ethernet port on my old laptop is damaged, it only works sometimes so it’ll definitely disconnect during the process.
Jul 5, 2023 at 4:20amWeb
Show threadtentphoneJul 5, 2023
You could try getting an external hard drive/SSD enclosure, putting the hard drive/ssd from your old laptop in it, and plugging it into your new computer to copy the files over.
Show threadiAmTheTotJul 5, 2023
By home network, do you mean your internet speed? Because if you do, FYI, your computers and electronics can almost certainly talk to each other over your local network much faster than that.