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Easily Transfer Files Between Windows and Mac, Only 1 Download Required

This is a quite easy method of transferring files between your networked Windows and Mac computers.

First, go to System Preferences, Sharing, and check the Enable Remote Login box. What this does is start an SSH server on the computer. We will use this server to connect from the PC later.

Now, you need a FTP over SSH (SFTP) client. FileZilla is an excellent open source program for this purpose. After installing it on your Windows PC, launch it. Select Site Manager from the File menu. Select New Site, and use the following settings:

• Host - your Mac’s IP address (you can find this by typing ifconfig at the terminal, look for a line that says “inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” in the en0 section)
• Server type: “SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol”
• Logon type: Normal
• User: your username
• Password: your password

Now, you should be able to click Connect and access the files on your Mac!