4 Ways To Transfer Files Between Two Macs

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Appliances, walls, and floors can all prevent AirDrop from working within the 30-foot range. Both Macs need to be turned on in order to complete the file transfer.

If you have a newer MacBook, you may not have a traditional rectangular USB port. If so, you’ll need a USB to Thunderbolt 3 adapter. If this is your first time plugging in the hard drive, you may need to format it. If so, make sure you choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as the format.

If you want to copy the entire folder’s contents, click one file, then press ⌘ Command+A.

If your Macs don’t both use Thunderbolt 3, you can’t use this method.

Make sure you’re doing this on Mac from which you want to send files.

Open System Preferences, then click Network. Click ＋, then select Thunderbolt Bridge in the “Interface” drop-down menu. Click Create, then click Apply.

If it takes more than a couple of minutes for your Mac’s Thunderbolt Bridge connection to switch, close and re-open the Network window.

Click the ⋮⋮⋮⋮ icon in the top-left corner of System Preferences. Click Sharing. Check the “File Sharing” box on the left side of the window.

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If you have a solid state drive (SSD), you’ll click the SSD option here instead.

Click the IP address (or Mac name) in the left-hand column of Finder. Go to the folder in which you want to paste the files (e. g. , Desktop) in the Finder window. Press ⌘ Command+V. Wait for the files to appear on the other Mac.

This method shouldn’t be used for regular file transfers.

If you have a newer MacBook, you may not have a traditional rectangular USB port. If so, you’ll need a USB to Thunderbolt 3 adapter.