Data Link
 

Hello,
I have a USB DATA LINK adaptor which Ipugin to a PC and transfer files from one PC to another PC. I am running Win 10 on both PCs but I can't get to work.

Has anyone else had success?

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Does it officially support Windows 10? When was the last time you had it working?

USB data link devices (other than USB drives) are a pretty old school way of transferring files and predate fast home networks

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can you not just set up a network share and copy over existing network?

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Are the two computers on the same home network?



If they are you should be able to share and access documents/folders on each of them.

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It just says Windows

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has it ever worked between the 2 on windows 10?

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How do I do that?

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likely better to follow a tutorial than to ask someone to go through it here as it involves a fair few steps

Here is one I found on a quick google search

https://pureinfotech.com/setup-netwo...ng-windows-10/

You will need to follow this also to set up network file sharing in Network Settings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkhuqPDhDH4

The video might be all you need as I quickly skipped through it

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another option might be a USB drive.

Plug in, copy files to drive, remove and take to second machine, plug in a copy off the files. done.

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No

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That then would suggest a driver incompatibility or some sort of software missing. Does it show up as a working device in device manager

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They say no drivers required, it does not show in device manager, no software supplied

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What is the make/model of the cable, please?

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I have no idea what a data link adapter is. If both pcs have nics and you haven't got a switch or a router so you can use a normal patch cable I would either use a crossover cable to connect both the pcs or a high capacity usb stick depending on how much you want to copy over. If you are looking at more than 250gb then it will probably be quicker just to pull the hdd and temporarily put it in the other pc.

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out of interest, and before too much time is spent trying to get the USB datalink idea to work, how much data are you trying to transfer?