How can I choose an ethernet cable as my transfer way?

How can I choose an ethernet cable as my transfer way in migration assistance ?

Posted on Aug 11, 2022 9:00 PM

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Aug 12, 2022 8:55 AM in response to Ronasara

Ronasara wrote:

Yes an Ethernet cable will work but a USB cable is faster. Wi-Fi is too slow for this amount of data and will likely fail.


I’d usually use USB (disk image or Time Machine (TM)) or (cables allowing) target disk mode (TDM) here too.


Transfer your information to Mac from another computer or device - Apple Support


Wi-Fi migration speeds are an “it depends” situation: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) can be faster than wired gigabit Ethernet (GbE), and the latter can approach 10 GbE wired speeds. This when both systems and the router involved in the transfer are Wi-Fi 5 or newer. Wi-Fi can also be subject to interference as sagely mentioned, so if you’re on an older or slower Wi-Fi or have lots of data to transfer, best use wired or TDM… But if your Wi-Fi gear is somewhat more recent (~2015 and newer) and has been stable, then Wi-Fi can be faster. And I’d bet a number of Wi-Fi migrations will still beat wired TM, as TM transfers tend slow.


Aug 17, 2022 7:43 AM in response to ehabaziz2001

ehabaziz2001 wrote:

I transferred the files successfully from windows PC to apple mac pro1 m1 , I have found the files inside that folder:

"/users/Shared/Files From d.localized"

How can I move files inside this folder to mac folders?


They’re probably artifact from something odd over in Windows, but you should be able to copy the files.


Finder is often used for moving and copying files:


Get to know the Finder on your Mac - Apple Support


How can I use USB cable to transfer files ?


USB doesn’t offer connections to multiple computers; it’s not a network. Use a network.


Enable a share on the Mac, and mount the share from Windows. Or access Windows share from Mac.


Share Mac files with Windows users - Apple Support


Set up Windows to share files with Mac users - Apple Support




Aug 19, 2022 1:32 PM in response to ehabaziz2001

ehabaziz2001 wrote:

I need to explore the mac file system like root file system on GUI shape.
Your guided article did not guide me how show the shared folder on GUI??


macOS protects most parts of the file system against all user modifications (and similarly, also against modifications by malware), outside of the /Users directories, and outside of specific other areas of the file system.


I’ll assume you are seeking to set up a file share from Windows to Mac, or from Mac to Windows, which are described here:


Share Mac files with Windows users - Apple Support


Set up Windows to share files with Mac users - Apple Support


When setting up a file share using one of those two sequences and presumably failing, what are the error messages or diagnostics shown?


Which of the two sequences are you using (Mac file server, or Windows file server), and what are you trying to share?


Which macOS and which Windows versions?


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