Transferring Files

[Goofy]

I bought my husband a computer for Christmas - hence monitor queries.
What is the best way of transferring files from my pc to his? Windows 10 for both of us.

p.s. bought a gizmo for the montior, but it was the wrong one. A DV1 (or I) instead of plain DV. Hopefully the right thing will arrive today or tomorrow.

[Buenchico]

Method 1:
You could set up a homegroup to link your two computers together via your router:
http://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-systems/windows-10/how-to-set-up-a-homegroup-network-in-windows-10/

Method 2:
You could email the files to each other. If you've got files or folders that are too big to send as email attachments, you could use a file-hosting service, such as this one:
https://myfile.org/

Method 3. (By far the simplest and certainly what I'd do myself):
You could simply copy all the relevant files and folders to a USB memory stick and use that to transfer them to the other computer.

Note: In recommending Method 3, I've assumed that you only want to do a 'one-off' transfer. If you'll regularly be needing access to the same files, you should opt for Method 1 instead.

[bainbrig]

Buenchico has covered all the bases. Mrs B and I use most of them, although the most secure (and handiest for BIG files and folders) must be the local network (his Method 1). Takes a few seconds to establish the connection each time, and both machines have to be on and open, but it means I can chuck a 20Gb folder of pictures onto Mrs B's desktop in a few minutes.

[Goofy]

Thanks.
I'd thought USB would be easiest, and will go that. But will set up the homegroup for future use. That way we could presumably both access files that we both need?

[bainbrig]

Yes, you could both access files, but make sure you have good communications! Pull your files from one common source (a separate hard drive, for example), so you’re not working on an old file.

And if you’ve got paid-for programs, have you got 2 licences? Otherwise one might not run if the other is being used.

In our case, we solve these problems by (say) me keeping the encrypted password file and sending her a new version every so often. Too much democracy would prove very complicated!

BB

[Goofy]

I think I have a multi-user licence for MS Office.
There's only a couple of files we both use - our recipe book and the freezer list so not too much problem with that.