In this article I’ll explain transfer file between PC, Macand Android, here you're looking for a simple hardware solution that you canplug in.

Introduction:

There are several ways to transfer files between PC, Mac andphone, including cloud services such as Dropbox, USB flash drives and externalhard drives, but if you're looking for a simple hardware solution that you canplug in and forget about it then we like this Inateck HB4009 USB 3.0 hub.Here's how to transfer files between Windows, OS X and Android.

In its simplest form the Inateck is a three-port USB 3.0 hubthat you can plug into a PC or Mac and gain a couple of extra USB ports. Butthe HB4009 also has a 'Magic port', which allows you to transfer files betweenWindows, OS X and Android at USB 2.0 speed, share clipboards between PCs, andwith KVM support even share a mouse between computers.

Transfer files between PC and Mac:

Plug the USB hub into a spare USB hub on a Windows PC. We'reusing a Windows 7 laptop, but the Inateck hub also supports Windows 8. AutoPlaywill pop up asking what you want to do with the device, so click on RunSKLoader.exe. Also select 'Always do this for software and games' so that youwon't have to go through this step each time you use the Inateck. You now havea three-port USB hub attached to your Windows PC that you can use as you wouldany other USB ports on the laptop.

To now connect the Windows PC to a Mac, take the USB-USBcable included in the box and attach one end to a spare USB port on your Macand the other to the Magic Port at the end of the Inateck.

On the Mac desktop will pop up an untitled drive and a CDicon called 'MacKMLink'. Double-click the CD icon and choose MacKMLink. Nowyou're ready to go.

With KVM support we found we could use either the mouseattached to our Mac or the trackpad on the laptop to control either PC. Simplydrag your mouse cursor off the edge of the screen and on to the desktop of theother PC. (If you have any problem getting this to work, hit Alt-S to move thecursor to the other screen.)

Mac and PC now share a clipboard. If I copy this sentence onthe Mac, I can open a new document on the PC and hit Paste

You can copy-and-paste files between PCs in the same manner,or you can simply drag-and-drop them between desktops. This will copy the filerather than moving it from the first machine.

Alternatively, use Go! Bridge. Tap on the MacKMLink icon inthe taskbar and select Go! Bridge. This will open a file browser Window thatshows your attached device, just as if it were a drive connected to your PC.You can now drag-and-drop files between folders on Windows and Mac.

Transfer files between Mac and PC:

Having followed the above steps to set up MacKMLink betweenWindows and Mac, it doesn't matter whether Mac or PC is your host device. Ifyou use the Mac as the host then you can, as before, tap Alt-S to move yourcursor on to the PC screen, and you can share clipboards and copy-and-paste ordrag-and-drop files. If you want to use Go! Bridge you'll have to access itfrom the Windows PC's taskbar icon, however.

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