How to transfer data and pictures etc to my new Mac from my old Dell Pc?

How to transfer data, pictures,and etc. From my old Dell PC to my new Macbook Pro.
Thank you in advance.

A USB thumb drive is best, install the free ClamXav to run a scan on it first.
Windows malware doesn't affect a Mac, but you could have weird issues or transfer them to another PC user.
http://www.clamxav.com/

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Well your mac will have firewire but your dell may not have. Firewire isnt standard on all pcs.
If your pc has wireless lan then you could just try to share your music folder on your PC by right-clicking, going to sharing tab and turing it on for that folder. Next just see if you can wirelessly connect to your pc from your mac by clicking on the Go Menu in finder then Connect to Server and click browse.
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