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[Shackeng]

To find the computer name....
Click on the Start button.
In the search box, type Computer.
Right click on This PC within the search results and select Properties.
Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings you will find the computer name listed.

Does this sound reasonable? DESKTOP-R6QVQ17

[Shackeng]

I miss target disc mode.

Huh???

[deviator]

Does this sound reasonable? DESKTOP-R6QVQ17

Yes.

(Target Disc Mode - You used to be able to start a Mac up whilst holding down the the letter T. This made the internal HDD of the Mac act like an external HDD. You connected it to another device using Firewire not USB and the Mac would appear as an additional drive in My Computer.)

[Shackeng]

Does this sound reasonable? DESKTOP-R6QVQ17

Yes.

(Target Disc Mode - You used to be able to start a Mac up whilst holding down the the letter T. This made the internal HDD of the Mac act like an external HDD. You connected it to another device using Firewire not USB and the Mac would appear as an additional drive in My Computer.)

Thanks, for info, by magic I have found that the USB listed in my Mac network is the same ip as the PC so although it says it is disconnected, it can clearly see it somehow.

[Shackeng]

Another thing I have read is that the M1 Macs don't like 64bit Windows which my PC is.

[Shackeng]

Right you need to know the name of the Windows computer to do this.

Open Finder on the Mac. On the menu bar at the top, click go, click connect to server.

In the server address box type....
smb://computername/c$

Replace computername with the name of your computer. It will need a Windows administrator username and password.

Typed it in, and after some time I got this:
There was a problem connecting to the server “DESKTOP-R6QVQ17” The server may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection and then try again.

[Shackeng]

Right you need to know the name of the Windows computer to do this.

Open Finder on the Mac. On the menu bar at the top, click go, click connect to server.

In the server address box type....
smb://computername/c$

Replace computername with the name of your computer. It will need a Windows administrator username and password.

I should have asked what the c stood for, my relevant drive is D, so it connected with D inserted vice C, still haven't managed to transfer anything, but at least I can now see the PC on the Mac.  Thanks very much for the help.

[Broomies Mate]

Lets go back to basics.

Have you got any anti-virus and/or firewall installed on the Windows machine?  If so, disable them.

Connect your network cable (I presume it is a 'crossover' cable)?

Find out what the IP address is of both machines.

Open a CMD prompt on the Windows machine and ping the IP address of the Mac.  If connected correctly, you should get a response.

Open Terminal on the Mac and ping the IP address of the Windows machine.

Once the above has been carried out (and successfully) it'll be a case of getting Nanny Windows to allow the Mac to access the drives.

Top-Tip:  Put everything you want to transfer into the 'Public' directory on the Windows machine.  There is a lot less Windows Red-Tape to overcome.

[Broomies Mate]

As an addition to the above, the Public directory, as the name suggests, doesn't require admin rights or passwords or any other bullcrap that you don't need on a private HOME network between two of YOUR machines.

The data is easily accessed by anyone on your network though, so be aware of that.

[Shackeng]

Thanks, I'll try that.

[TheBoy]

Sorry, I misunderstood the US it. I assumed it was a normal USB memory stick, not some linking cable (which are invariable troublesome).

Can you transfer the files to a USB memory stick, and then move the memory stick to the Mac, and copy them off?  A USB-A to USB-C adapter will be needed at one end, because your old PC won't have a USB-C and Apple stupidly removed all USB-A ports from all their laptops ages ago (as part of the standard Apple lock-in)


For iCloud (or Dropbox, or OneDrive) - Google should tell you where to put files on Windows for them to sync.  So long since I used iCloud on Windows I cant remember, as I managed to get a freebie 1TB OneDrive account so always use that now

[Shackeng]

Sorry, I misunderstood the US it. I assumed it was a normal USB memory stick, not some linking cable (which are invariable troublesome).

Can you transfer the files to a USB memory stick, and then move the memory stick to the Mac, a noi nd copy them off? A USB-A to USB-C adapter will be needed at one end, because your old PC won't have a USB-C and Apple stupidly removed all USB-A ports from all their laptops ages ago (as part of the standard Apple lock-in)


For iCloud (or Dropbox, or OneDrive) - Google should tell you where to put files on Windows for them to sync.  So long since I used iCloud on Windows I cant remember, as I managed to get a freebie 1TB OneDrive account so always use that now

Yes, I have just got an A to C adapter and was about to try. My concern is ‘Will the Mac be able to read files copied from Windows?’

[Shackeng]

Lets go back to basics.

Have you got any anti-virus and/or firewall installed on the Windows machine?  If so, disable them.

Connect your network cable (I presume it is a 'crossover' cable)?

Find out what the IP address is of both machines.

Open a CMD prompt on the Windows machine and ping the IP address of the Mac.  If connected correctly, you should get a response.

Open Terminal on the Mac and ping the IP address of the Windows machine.

Once the above has been carried out (and successfully) it'll be a case of getting Nanny Windows to allow the Mac to access the drives.

Top-Tip:  Put everything you want to transfer into the 'Public' directory on the Windows machine.  There is a lot less Windows Red-Tape to overcome.

Not sure, I connected with a usb A to usb C cable.

[Shackeng]

Quote from Apple forum:
Macbook Pro, M1, Big Sur. Attempted to transfer file from win10 pc to mac via flash drive. Flash drive mounted but files not visible, running properties indicated files were present. Inserted other flash drives from pc, the drive mounted but files not visible.

While I have a MacBook Air M1 Big Sur 11.2, I am having same sort of problems - I think,
given my limited knowledge of terms used.

[STEMO]

Wifey says she just put all of her files into Onedrive and downloaded from there. She has a MacBook Air.