How do I transfer a file from my Pixelbook to my PC?

[I Can Be Your Hero]

Something so simple seems to be very difficult.

I have a Pixelbook with a large (1gb) file on it. I want to transfer that file to my Windows 10 PC. I just want to transfer the file via USB without having to go through loopholes like uploading it to something then downloading it again.

I have a USB A to C cord -> one end in my Pixelbook, the other into my PC, but my PC can't see my Pixelbook. I don't know how to get the two to communicate with each other.

How do I do this?

Thanks.

 

[dc52ltr]

Something so simple seems to be very difficult.

I have a Pixelbook with a large (1gb) file on it. I want to transfer that file to my Windows 10 PC. I just want to transfer the file via USB without having to go through loopholes like uploading it to something then downloading it again.

My PC can't see my Pixelbook. I don't know how to get the two to communicate with each other.

How do I do this?

Thanks.

Transfer the file to a usb stick or portable hdd from your pixelbook then upload to pc... As far as I know its the only way, sorry

 

[chanchan05]

I wonder if you can share the Pixel book storage via WLAN like normal Windows PCs.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

Transfer the file to a usb stick or portable hdd from your pixelbook then upload to pc... As far as I know its the only way, sorry

Ugh...

But the Pixelbook only has USB ports, do USB C sticks exist? Then again, my PC doesn't have a USB C port....

Why is this so difficult? lol

 

[chanchan05]

Ugh...

But the Pixelbook only has USB ports, do USB C sticks exist? Then again, my PC doesn't have a USB C port....

Why is this so difficult? lol

USB C sticks exist. There are even storage sticks with USB C on one end, and USB A on the other.

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Type...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6221747

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

USB C sticks exist. There are even storage sticks with USB C on one end, and USB A on the other.

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Type...ag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6221776

Thanks. Might have to look into that.

Crazy that plugging the Pixelbook into the PC won't have the two communicate. Google need to make the device compatible with PC.

 

[chanchan05]

Thanks. Might have to look into that.

Crazy that plugging the Pixelbook into the PC won't have the two communicate. Google need to make the device compatible with PC.

Doubt they would. They Google wants you to use their cloud services and the entire point of Chrome OS is to have everything in the cloud. Making it compatible to a PC offline goes against the very purpose it was designed.

 

[SteveMW]

The easiest way would be to use Google Drive to transfer files. You can install Google Drive thru the Chrome Web Store on the PC.

 

[ecr80]

maybe something like Pushbullet would work. You have to watch file size limits, there are various similar apps to do WiFi Transfers.