Have a macbook pro, looking at getting an iMac for home, can i share files easily i.e through a thunderbolt cable?

have a macbook pro, looking at getting an iMac for home, can i share files easily i.e through a thunderbolt cable? dont want to use dropbox as it will take too long, need direct access to my macbook via the imac

Assuming you have a wireless network at home, just use file sharing. System Preferences / Sharing. Choose a folder you want to share and you're done.

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