Windows 10: Share files beween my PC and laptop

When Homegroup was available it worked marginally well, but now it is apparently gone and so is my ability to share files. Is OneDrive the only way to share files between my PC and laptop? Is there another way to do it that is not complicated?

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SHARING FILES WITH WINDOWS 7

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

• Have you made any changes on your PC?
• Did you perform any Windows update recently?
• Are you connected to Domain network?

I suggest you to try the below steps and check if that helps.

1. To share files over file explorer refer the following
   
   article.
2. Refer article for
   file sharing over a network.

Hope it helps.

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Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

How to file share between 2 pc's only?

Ok I've been looking all over the net and cant find a clear way to connect my pc and laptop to each other. I have a router Linksys 160N. The problem is I charge my neighbor $20 a month to use my network wireless only. They have 3 pc's on it. I have 3 pc's and 2 laptops on it. No im not having lag. The question is how in a step by step way how can I connect my new laptop and my main pc to each other over the network only. secure of course to be able to get any file from each of the 2 comptuers anytime I want.

The os im using is windows 7 home premium 64

details please i am a bit of a noob when it comes to this.

thank you

 

File Sharing

Hi Dwayne,

The ability to share files within your homegroup can be set based on your preference in the HomeGroup settings. For us to identify if the file sharing issue is caused by the update or an option not being retained in the HomeGroup setting, we'd like to ask
for additional details. Please answer the following:

• Aside from installing an update, have you also made any recent changes to the HomeGroup settings?
• What specific update have you installed before the file sharing stopped working? To check the Update history, follow these steps:

• On the Search bar, type Settings.
• Open the Settings app from the search result.
• Click Update & security and check the Windows Update section.
• Click the Update history link.

• Have you already checked if the file and printer sharing is enabled in the
  Advanced sharing settings in the Control Panel?
• What build and version of Windows 10 are you using?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried based on the threads that you've read?

For initial troubleshooting, you can run the built-in troubleshooter for HomeGroup by following the steps below:

• On the Search bar, type Troubleshoot.
• Open the Control Panel from the search result.
• Click View all and locate HomeGroup.
• Click HomeGroup and follow the on-screen guide to run the troubleshooter.
  

We hope to hear from you soon.