How can I transfer music and videos to my pixel xl?

[AC Question]

In the past Android file manager worked well with my other device (RIP note 7) but this does not seem to be the case with the pixel xl. It would just crash after a copying a few songs. This is from a mac direct usb to type c connection with the pixel.

 

[Golfdriver97]

I took a peek at XDA, and users there seems to be having issues as well.

Android File Transfer not working for Mac | Google Pixel XL

Someone suggested to use AirDroid to transfer files over WiFi.