Transfer files from PC to MacBook

[DallasCowboysFan]

I am trying to transfer some files from my HP PC to my 2022 13 inch MacBook Pro.
I downloaded Windows to my MacBook and it is still current on my PC.

It did not work, so I tried to download them to an external HD and transfer them but that did not work either.

The files are PDF, JPG and email files.

I tried everything, right clicking, sending them from setting and from file.

I tried to right click and copy and that did not work either.

Nothing seems to be working.

Even after downloading outlook again.

When I right click and send the file (shortcut) to myself, I receive it corrupted or nothing is there.

I tried this a while back but I was only partially successful.

Any suggestions?

 

[DallasCowboysFan]

If I was to take these to a computer shop, would they do anything different than I have already done to try, and transfer the files?

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

If you have access to some cloud space, upload the files to the cloud space on PC, download to Mac. Cloud storage like Dropbox can easily help with this.

If not, format a drive or USB stick as exFAT, put PC files on THAT storage, then eject the drive from the PC, plug into Mac and move them to Mac from that exFAT storage. PC works fine with exFAT and macOS reads & writes it just fine too.

If it's only a few files, you could also email them or text them to yourself (from PC to Mac).

If you have any NAS network drive to which both connect now, you could put the PC files on it, then pull them to the Mac.

PDFs & JPGs are standardized files. So if they are not corrupt (you can display them on the PC), they should easily copy to and display properly on Mac.

Email files MIGHT be in a proprietary format, so moving them is not necessarily as simple. But if they are stored on an IMAP email server, just connect Mac Mail (app) to the same server and it should have access to the same email. If the email server is POP, you've downloaded email to the PC and it may be in a proprietary format. So you'll need to dig into the email app documentation to see how to export POP email in a standardized format that can be imported into Apple Mail. OR, connect your Mac Mail (app) to an email server with its own address and then email the email you want to move from yourself on PC to yourself on Mac.

 

[DallasCowboysFan]

If you have access to some cloud space, upload the files to the cloud space on PC, download to Mac. Cloud storage like Dropbox can easily help with this.

If not, format a drive or USB stick as exFAT, put PC files on THAT storage, then eject the drive from the PC, plug into Mac and move them to Mac from that exFAT storage. PC works fine with exFAT and macOS reads & writes to it just fine too.

If it's only a few files, you could also email them or text them to yourself (from PC to Mac).

PDFs & JPGs are standardized files. So if they are not corrupt (you can display them on the PC), they should easily copy to and display properly on Mac.

Email files MIGHT be in a proprietary format, so moving them is not necessarily as simple. But if they are stored on an IMAP email server, just connect Mac Mail (app) to the same server and it should have access to the same email. If the email server is POP, you've downloaded email to the PC and it may be in a proprietary format. So you'll need to dig into the email app documentation to see how to export POP email in a standardized format that can be imported into Apple Mail. OR, connect your Mac Mail (app) to an email server with its own address and then email the email you want to move from yourself on PC to yourself on Mac.

Thanks for your ideas.
I'll check them out tomorrow when I have more time.

 

[casperes1996]

You do not need to install windows on the MacBook.

If the prior advice does not wind up working please elaborate on what exactly did not work.

 

[Fishrrman]

OP:

You may have already tried this, but I'll suggest it anyway.

Get a USB flash drive.
Format on the PC to exFAT.
Copy the files you want to move onto the flashdrive.
Take the flashdrive to the Mac, connect it.
Can you open the flashdrive?
Can you see the files?
If so, can you copy them over?