One means to transfer files to and from most newer Macs by USB is with target disk mode. I realize that this question was asked years ago but I'll answer in case someone has the same question and finds this thread. You can find more information about difficulties using USB in this way by checking out this explanation, or look at a more hopeful explanation that this is possible by using TCP/IP over USB. Is there a reason both of these machines couldn't be hooked up to a router/switch so that you could use SAMBA, or other data-transferring programs? How often do you intend to need to do this? Do you actually have a Standard A to Standard A USB cable? Unfortunately, it is unlikely that you can remove the HDD from the Apple product. You can buy special SATA to USB cables or self-powered devices to make this easier. Once you establish a network, you can use programs such as rsync, sshfs, scp or even samba to share files between the computers.Īnother solution, especially when dealing with raw data (vs files), or a lot of data, would be for you to remove the HDD from one machine, and connect it to the other machine. While it may be obvious, the speed of the transfer will be limited by the speed of the network speed, so you should try to use wire connections if possible. A lot of the time a router is involved, but you can create a network between two machines in the same way, using WiFi or crossover cables.
Typically, data is transferred between computers using a network, such as your LAN.
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