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I created a "subnet" and I connect to my headless mac mini via ethernet & vnc.
However, the setup also allows me to just connect directly & drop files on the mac mini like a file storage unit.
I wrote up how I set it up at: macbook pro - Is is possible to use remote desktop to a Mac via direct cable or wireless? - Ask Different[^]
This talks about the RDP but it also explains the settings that work to connect with ethernet. It should get you there.
good luck
the write-up has screen shots for both sides of the setup (windows & mac) so it should help.
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Very detailed. Will try it out. Thanks.
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USB jump drive?
You might need some sort of hub or cable to use as an adapter.
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LapLink!!!!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Ye gods.
"Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time... a long time."
Software Zen: delete this;
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Make sure to use the parallel port adapter and not the serial port adapter! Guaranteed 8 times faster.
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Which computer has a parallel adapter nowadays?
Several years ago, I dug up some old serial port equipment, for plugging it into my computer. I searched it all over, but couldn't find the serial port. The computer was a couple years old. I had owned it for more than two years without noticing that it didn't have an RS232 serial port! (Later, I discovered that the mainboard actually had a COM1 header, so I could have plugged in an old bracket with a 9-pin RS232 socket from one of my old, discarded PCs, but at that time I had found alternate solutions.)
To find a PC with a parallel port, I will have to visit the museum part of my old PC collection. They never ran anything but DOS.
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Use a Zip Drive!
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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When you on wifi. Share a drive on the sending pc and from the other pc copy normally from the sending pc from the shared drive in your file explorer.
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I assume you have a wireless network. On the computer that needs to share files, install python 3.
Open a command line promp in the folder with the files, and run this:
python -m http.server 8000
Your computer is now a file server, sharing all files in that folder.
Easiest way IMO and you can download everything with decent speed.
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I use remote desktop and tick the filesharing option.
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I'm using syncthing - syncthing.net.
Works with Android, Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD ...
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Have you tried AirDroid? AirDroid Personal's Nearby feature lets you effortlessly share files with friends and families even without the internet.
Dan
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Lap Link (that takes me back)
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How about setting up a FTP-Server either on the Windows or Mac machine in your local network, i.e FileZilla 
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File transfer using Skype has always worked for me. Just don't make the mistake of centralizing your PCs under a Microsoft account. They will push you in that direction at every opportunity. Create an email account for each of your PCs and use that email to sign in to each of your PCs. No need for an A to B wire. My 12 PCs are mostly ethernet-connected desktops but some are Wifi-connected. Skype used to be P2P, but after Microsoft took over your files will still have to go through their server farm. They didn't used to. But consider this: Skype to Skype transfer of files, any size, anywhere, is still free. And that's probably why they are trying to extinguish Skype with their Teams product. But for now, Skype is certainly a proven technology and is to be preferred over some obscure A B connector technology. Finally, Microsoft PC file sharing ACL is a nightmare. Always has been. Always will be.
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Just use a network cable between them. Works for me just fine, at Gigabit speeds (well, almost, depending on the machine)...
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What I usually do is write something in Python for both machines that transfers via a socket. That's how I transfer files between my Windows PC and a Raspberry Pi.
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In all the discussion, nobody mentioned that you can do this, found on YouTube, by BarTech TV:
How to share a Mac Drive with a Windows 10 PC
Seems like a good solution if you need to do it repeatedly, and files stay local.
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Wire-based transfers between Windows and Mac doesn't seem like a thing happening.
However, I would like to suggest some internet based suggestions as follows:
>>1 Web server (advanced - you will need to configure your firewall for exposing ports)
You can do something like Smb or NFS by using this:
1. Setup a self hosted server and exposing the 80 port to the network.
2. Access the web directory from the other machine
3. Get the files over your wifi
I'd recommend Xampp, works both in Mac and Windows, also comes with a FTP server, that also may be a option.
>>2 Sharefest (also advanced but classy)
Some time ago I used to use sharefest to transfer files via p2p, but seems that the self hosted tool is not up anymore.
If you have basic knowledge of Node, you may want to try set it up in your own machien using their repo.
>>3 Wetransfer (easiest)
Like google drive, but just to send files from one person to another, unidirectional.
>>4 Mega (easiest 2)
Pretty much the same as Google drive and dropbox, but with higher rates, I like it a lot for backup, filesync, and airgap between machines.
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