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Transferring data using an HDMI cable

Can be transfer data from my computer to another computer using an HDMI cable?

If can be do it, how to do it?

Original Subject: Transferring data

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Except in rare cases, the answer is no, you can't transfer data that way.  HDMI ports are almost always "HDMI out", and not "HDMI in".  HDMI is great for porting out audio and video data, but not meant for passing other data back and forth (exception being using HDMI audio-return-channels, etc., which aren't common on PCs).  Connecting two computers via HDMI cable would be basically useless, as you'd be connecting two "out" ports together.  For transferring data from one computer to another, doing so via a "male-to-male" USB cable would be the best non-wireless option.  You could also homegroup or domain-join both computers to share data wirelessly, or transfer data via cloud storage such as OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.
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