Transferring files via USB Cable.

[ultimate.goon]

Hi all. I have alot of MP3's on my desktop PC i want moveti my surface3. I plugged a usb cable from the tower to the micro usb port on my tablet and they dont detect one another?
Is this even possible?

-goon

 

[GreyFox7]

Probably had to be a special cable. make a share on the desktop open to everyone for simplicity. Map a drive to the share and copy.

 

[leeshor]

As far as I know you can't use a USB cable that way. Can't you put them both on the same network? Or use something like DropBox.

 

[ultimate.goon]

i tried to networking. they dont see each other even with network discovery turned on. Although my smartphone sees my PC.
-Stuck

 

[leeshor]

Are both on the same workgroup and IP subnet?

 

[ultimate.goon]

ughhh =(

 

[sharpuser]

Find a USB flash drive or thumb drive or cheap anything USB drive.
Copy.
Paste.
Repeat.

 

[guymalloc]

A cat5e crossover cable will work directly from pc to pc, you can setup a peer to peer if both computers are on the same homegroup, just share the folder with the mp3's and drag and drop in explorer.

 

[hughlle]

I agree with the flashdrive. You can get a 64gb one for £15 these days. No reason not to have one. Always useful to have one at hand, for instances just like this

 

[ultimate.goon]

Again I have tried the networking route but if failed. How does my android phone see my desktop PC and my windows based surface can not???

 

[sharpuser]

Check again. Are you on the same Workgroup, Homegroup, and Domain? (Settings, System, About)

 

[leeshor]

Android devices are network type agnostic so long as you're on the same subnet. Windows must be on the same network name/type as well as the same subnet, (IP range, the last octet being different and the first 3 the same).