copy files to Hyper-v 2012 R2 server

Hi all,

this sounds like a silly question to me but I can't figure it out:

I am using export/import to move a vm from a Windows 2008 hyper-v install to our brand-spankin' new Hyper-v 2012 R2 host.  Every guide I have read talks about doing the following:

1. export function to save all the files to a local drive on the 2008 server

2. copy the files to a local drive on the hyper-v 2012 server

3. import them.

I am stumped on step 2.  I can't find an available file share on the hyper-v server.  what the what? 

do i need to do something silly like copy the files to a usb drive, plug it into the hyper-v server, then use the available command line to copy the files?