How to Quickly Transfer Files Between Windows PCs With SHAREit

Want to quickly share files between two Windows PCs? SHAREit has you covered.

There are many ways to transfer files between two Windows PCs. You can use an external storage device (e.g., flash drive or hard drive), LAN cable, or even the cloud. Another option is to use a peer-to-peer file sharing app, and SHAREit is one of the best and is easy to use.

Here’s a guide to show you how to quickly transfer files between Windows computers using SHAREit.

How to Download SHAREit

Let’s start by downloading and installing SHAREit on both PCs. Go to the SHAREit download page on your favorite browser. The website will auto-detect that you’re using Windows and all you have to do is click on the Download button.

Then, go to the location where you downloaded SHAREit’s installation file, double-click on it, and follow the instructions to install it. Once you complete these steps on one PC, repeat them on the other.

Transferring Files Between Two PCs with SHAREit

Before proceeding, connect both PCs to the same WiFi network. For example, this can be your home Wi-Fi or mobile hotspot. Don’t worry about your data, as the transfers won’t consume any of it.

Open SHAREit on both PCs, and on the first one, click the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) on the top right and select Connect to PC.

You’ll then see a radar, and after a few seconds, the second PC’s icon will show up (you’ll be able to identify it by its Windows account name). Click on it to connect to the other computer.

The second PC will get a connection request from the first one, and to complete the connection, you have to click Accept.

The computers will now connect. And to transfer a file, go to the first PC and drag and drop it into the white area below History.

When you go to the second PC, you’ll see that it has received the file. To access the file, hover over it to reveal three vertical dots on the right. Click on them and select Open Containing Folder.

You can even transfer files from the second PC to the first one by dragging and dropping them into SHAREit.

SHAREit Makes Sharing Files Between PCs Easy

The next time you don’t have an external storage device, LAN cable, or data for a cloud transfer, and you want to send files between PCs, don’t worry. You can easily hop on the internet, download SHAREit, and use that instead. And as you can see, the process is not that complicated.