Can I connect my laptop to my PC with a USB cable?

dx052

I am looking to use my laptops cd drive as transport to transfer music from a cd onto my computer as my computer cdr drive is faulty and my computer has all my music itunes connected to it. Just what would be the quickest route.

closed

new cd/dvd drive costs very little

itunes can cause the drive to appear like it's not working https://support.apple.com/kb/ts2372

you could also transfer by mapping a network drive, or via a usb stick or external hard disk

jeddentad

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you could also transfer by mapping a network drive, or via a usb stick or external hard disk

If you're not able to replace the CD drive, then the above would be my advice.

Rip the CD onto your laptop, then transfer the MP3s using a flash drive/usb stick or an external.

If you have a network in your house, even a BT router, and you have your laptop and your PC connected to the network, you should be able to share drives, so you could transfer the files over the network instead of using a flash drive or external HDD.

dx052

Thanks for the reply. Not looking to buy a new drive as I am just helping out a relative sort out a few iTunes's issues. I think I might go down the USB stick route! Do I just rip to USB then transfer USB to PC and copy across? or is mapping a network just as straightforward?

jeddentad

sharing your drives is generally, right click on folder -> share with...

then on the other computer, you'll go to Computer and look in the Network section for the shared computer.

Windows advice though, I'm not a Mac owner.

dx052

Okay, thanks. I'll give it a go. I am assuming I can just use a straightforward usb cable for this? (I am on Windows myself)

grumpycrab

Can I connect my laptop to my PC with a USB cable?

Oh yes, works surprisingly well, but does cost £10 so , perhaps not the best option ins this case.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Netac-USB2-0-Transfer-CrossBox-G100/dp/B000BRCB3G/

bob_a_builder

I am assuming I can just use a straightforward usb cable for this

Not a straightforward one - No !

cookie365

Direct USB connection is going to be an expense or a pain.

If you can get everything on a single USB stick then go for that.

Otherwise map a network drive if they're on the same network. If not, use Dropbox or SugarSync or Google Drive or similar to sync a folder on each machine together.