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Moving files from Mac to PC

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Hawky

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Nov 11, 2009
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I have my Macbook Pro and i have a lot of large 4gb+ files that i need to get onto my PC, i have a 16gb USB stick and want to just transfer them across a few at a time to my PC (running Win7) But either my PC wont recognise the format, or when it does i cant copy files to my usb stick because of a file size limit of 4gb.

So in short, how can i get files from my mac to my pc, is there a program i can download for my PC to read Mac formated drives or something like that?

Any help is appreciated, thanks.
 
Well, i have the same question :)
I'm planning to buy a MBP within a few weeks, but since I also work with a desktop (W7), I want to know what's best to keep your files (music, bookmarks, ...) up to date with my PC and MBP:)
 
If all your computers are on the same network, share your files and folders from your MBP to your Windows PC using SMB.

System preferences > Sharing > Options ... and go from here.

On your Windows PC, go to your run box and type in \\your_machinename and you will see your shared areas from your MBP.

Its handy if you got a gig network link for larger file transfers but it doesn't really matter for smaller files.

I normally undo the share when my transfers are complete for security reasons.

Edit: Check the 'File Sharing' box in the Sharing window and then click on 'Options'
 
Thanks or the replies guys, will give both options a go and let you know how it goes :)
 
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