Greetings SaeedR_706,
That is a good question, however I would suggest rather then using the USB cable, to transfer files over your WiFi network to a shared folder on your Windows 7 Laptop.
Can I connect Surface RT and PC with USB cable?
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I have a Toshiba Thrive running Android. I can connect it to my PC with a USB cable and access files on my Thrive on the PC. The PC treats the Thrive as a hard drive. Can I connect my Surface in the same way? I have tried and the PC does not appear to see the Surface.
This is a pain, one of the reasons I bought the Surface was to be able to do this type of hard connection and not have to use "iTunes" or the Cloud.
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Hello Rrccw,
No, you cannot connect the Surface to the PC via USB. However, you can setup Shared folderson your PC. Once you have that, have the Surface connect to the same network via WiFi and then go into Network from the Desktop app, select your PC and then see the Shared Folders. From there, the Surface should have Read/Write access if you gave the permissions on the PC.
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2013-11-18T05:58:59+00:00 Use an SD card to transfer files. That is what I am planning on doing to move files back and forth.
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2013-11-03T20:38:23+00:00 Transferring content between a Surface and a PC is so easy using normal networking capabilities. One absolutely fool-proof way is to create a SkyDrive folder called something like "stuff I need everywhere" and then make that available offline on your Surface and PC. This means that anything you put in there from any location is available from pretty much anywhere with a network connection.
Another method, and this uses USB, is use a memory stick to transfer files, pictures, music what ever you want.
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2013-11-03T17:27:22+00:00 I can't connect my Surface 2 to my PC? What BS. I want to transfer screenshots from the Surface 2 to my PC where I process them. I have many tablets and phones which there is no problem doing this on any of them. What a crock. What is wrong with Microsoft? I haven't had the Surface that long. It just may be going back to Best Buy.