How to get my pc files to my mac??

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It is possible and apple has even got a software to do the work for you. Is on the apple storemove 2 mac you can read up on it. Good luck!

 

Do they both have ethernet ports? Maybe a crossover cable would work? They sell them at Radio Shack, etc. But i don't know how the OS's would see each other.

 

Re: How to get my pc files to my mac??

Buy a thumb/mini/pen (call it anything you like) drive. For USB 2.0, approx $50 for 256MB or $120 for 512MB, check the web. It will serve you a lifetime of hasslefree data-transfer or porting or backup, and it's small enough to just add to your key-chain! Works with PC/Mac usb drives without any issue. I use it all the time.

Of course, if you already have an iPod, i am guessing you could use that to do all that, using it as a USB portable HDD with oodles of space
(I don't own an iPod).

 

I've done it..

I just got a 17" powerbook and before that had only used my PC for files. It took a while and a few tries but I finally got the 2 computers to see eachother with a crossover cable. First i tried a direct firewire link but the PB does not support IP's over firewire. WHen the comptuers are connected over the crossover they are both assigned an IP. Then go to the finder and at the top click GO>Connect to Server. Then type smb://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the IP of your PC computer), this will bring up a login dialog to enter in your user name and password for your PC. It will then give you a list of shared fodlers to add to your desktop. Click the shared folder you want and then it becomes a drive on your desktop. Then transfering goes at about 10MB/sec. very fast...if you need anymore help PM me.
-Calvin

 

I believe any Ethernet cable will work because newer Mac hardware/OS X will recognize it and convert it into a crossover signal..should save you some money there. Enable file sharing on the windows PC and then connect to the PC via Finder... ideally the Mac will recognize the PC w/o trouble and all should go well..

The Missing Manual "Switching to the Mac," goes into this step in detail... sorry that's all I remember..

 

KBFinFan is right - another beautiful ferature of Macs is that you don't specifically need a crossover cable to network to another computer - the Mac is smart enough to find the other machine no matter what! Now the trick is how friendly the PC will be to you.