How Does Chrome Remote Desktop Select Multiple Files?

Want to select multiple files with Chrome Remote Desktop

Chrome Remote Desktop is a remote access tool developed by Google, and then the file transfer feature in it is undoubtedly efficient. Like the user in this case, some people are considering whether is it possible to select multiple files with Chrome Remote Desktop so that the efficiency of file sharing will be improved and time will be saved. Luckily, the answer to this question is positive.

How does Chrome Remote Desktop select multiple files?

Before the operation, make sure that both computers are Windows 10 or Windows 11, otherwise, the files transfer with Chrome Remote Desktop cannot be achieved.

Now, the way how to select multiple files Chrome Remote Desktop will be illustrated clearly. Keep reading and take it into practice.

Step 1. On the host computer, open the Chrome Remote Desktop download page. Click Remote Support first and then click the blue download button.

Step 2. After automatically jumping to the chrome web store, click Add to Chrome to download Chrome Remote Desktop.

Step 3. Click Add extension to confirm the installation.

Step 4. Click on Accept & Install to install it.

Step 5. Enter a name for your computer and then click Next.

Step 6. Choose a PIN with at least 6 numbers, and then enter it twice to start the program. 

 Step 7. On the client computer, open the Chrome browser and navigate here. Then log in to the same Google account. Once logged in, you can see the available computers.

Step 8. Click on the computer set up previously, and enter its PIN. Then you could start your remote control.

Step 9. After successfully connecting, click the arrow icon on the right side to expand the sidebar. In the File Transfer column, you can find the options of Upload file and then selecting multiple files according to your need. And then on the remote PC, click on Download file to achieve file transfer. 

Note: Apart from that, you can also use copy and paste in Chrome Remote Desktop to get file transfer.

AnyViewer: Transfer multiple files at once

Now, you must know how to use Chrome Remote Desktop to select multiple files. However, there are two drawbacks of Chrome Remote Desktop:

• Sometimes, Chrome Remote Desktop is laggy.
• You must have Windows 10 or above to upload and download files.

Therefore, we highly recommend the Chrome Remote Desktop alternative -- AnyViewer, which is the free remote desktop software with file transfer features.

Compared with Chrome Remote Desktop, the file transfer speed of AnyViewer is fairly quick and the operation is easy. You can transfer files on almost all Windows versions, like Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, and Windows Server. Now follow me to know the operations.   

Step 1. Download and install and launch AnyViewer on both computers. Go to Log in, and then click Sign up.

Step 2. Fill in the signup information.

Step 3. Then you can see you successfully logged in to AnyViewer on your PC. Your device will automatically be assigned to the account you've logged in to.

Step 4. Log in to the same AnyViewer account on the two devices. Choose the target computer and click File transfer.

PS: You can also click One-click control and transfer files to the remote server from the toolbar.

Step 5. The left pane is the client PC and the right pane is the host PC. On the left pane, choose the folder that contains multiple files and then click on the triangle blue button to transfer files to the remote server. 

Whenever you want to pause or remove the file transfer, right-click on the transfer and choose Pause or Remove.

Conclusion

Here in this post, we list the way to use Chrome Remote Desktop select multiple files, and transfer them. But we have to admit that the connection of Chrome Remote Desktop is too troublesome and the file transfer in it would be limited by the Windows version. For this reason, we strongly recommend AnyViewer to help you transfer files with a little effort.