Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V to paste your files. In the left pane under This PC, select Desktop. Press Ctrl + A on your Surface keyboard to select all files, and then press Ctrl + C to copy them. Select your external hard drive from the Devices section in the left pane.ĭouble-click the Desktop folder on your removable disk. Press Command + C to copy the selected folders. To select all folders, press Command + A.

Select the folders you want to move to your Surface.

Copy files to the external driveĬonnect the external hard drive to a USB port on your Mac and a power source (if required).Ĭlick inside the Home window with your personal folders. When you’re ready, here’s how to copy your files. Keep this in mind when you’re deciding what to copy to your Surface. iWork files can be exported and opened with Microsoft Office (Pages to Word, Keynote to PowerPoint, and Numbers to Excel). Note: Almost everything you move from your Mac will work with corresponding Windows apps on your Surface, but files created with Apple apps (like GarageBand or iMovie) won’t work on Surface. Unplug the external hard drive from your Surface. Press and hold (or right-click) the icon for your external hard drive, and choose Eject. When the transfer is done, select This PC from the left pane. Press Ctrl + V to paste your photo folders into the Pictures folder. In the left pane under This PC, select Pictures. Press Ctrl + A on your Surface keyboard to select all folders, and then press Ctrl + C to copy them. Select the notification and choose Open folder to view files. If the folder doesn’t open automatically, you’ll see a notification on the right side of the Surface screen that says Removable disk: Tap to choose. On the menu bar at the top of the screen, select File > Eject.Ĭonnect the external drive to your Surface. When the export is done, select the icon for your external hard drive on the desktop. In the pop-up window, set Subfolder Format to Moment Name, select your external drive from the Devices section, and then select Export. On the menu bar at the top of your screen, select Edit > Select all. (You might need to plug the drive into a power source.)

Copy photos to the external driveĬonnect the external drive to your Mac. You’ll probably also want to create separate accounts on your Surface. Note: If you have more than one user account on your Mac, you’ll need to follow these steps for each account.

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