How do I access file sharing on Mac?
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If you allow a Windows PC to access your Snow Leopard files, you’ll also probably want to putter around with files on a Windows PC. Accessing files on Windows computers relies on the Samba component (a part of the UNIX foundation of Mac OS X). Follow these steps: Choose Go→Connect to Server from the
Finder. Open the Connect to Server dialog. The Connect to Server dialog opens. In the Address box, enter smb:// Here ip address is the IP address of the Windows computer that you want to connect to. Click the Connect button.  Enter a username and password if necessary. Depending on the type of account you have on the Windows PC, Mac OS X might display an SMB (Server Message Block) authentication dialog in which you can enter your username and password. Select the desired shared drive to mount from the pop-up menu. Select the drive. If you’re accessing a file shared on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 computer, simply click OK to mount the share. Mount the shared drive according to the Windows version. If you’re accessing a file shared on a Windows NT, 2000, XP, or Vista computer: Click the Authenticate button. Then enter your username and password, click OK, and then click OK again to mount the share. After you mount the shared drive, you’ll see it appear on your Desktop, just as you see a Mac volume. You can use this drive just as you do any other drive on your system. To disconnect from the Windows share, you can
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Introduction:Sharing files between a MAC and another computer (Mac/PC/etc) can be very helpful. For testing sharing files between the base OS and the virtual machine will help make testing faster because files don’t have to be emailed or transferred in a long, slow process. Requirements:MAC, Windows or another OS Procedure:Share from PC to Mac If you would like to share a folder on a PC to a Mac then use the following steps to set it up. Create a folder or find a folder you want to share in Windows. Right click on the folder and click on Properties. Click on the Sharing tab and click on the Share… button then click Share. A confirmation will be displayed along with the share link displayed below is: \\CARL\Shared from Win8 Go back to Mac and click off of any open windows and click on Go from the top menu bar. Click on Connect to Server and enter in the share link formatted as follows – smb://Carl/Shared from Win8 You might be prompted for a username / password for the computer you are connecting to on the network. Enter in the username for the computer and the password then click OK. Once connected Finder should open allowing you to click on the new share. Click on the shared folder and you should see the folder that you shared. If you shared other folders they might also display. See the image below as an example. If you want to share more folders with your Mac machine just repeat the steps at the beginning of this guide when you shared your first folder. Share from Mac to PC If you would like to share a folder on a Mac to the PC then use the following steps to set it up. Open the MAC machine and click on the Apple icon in the top left of your screen then click on System Preferences. Click on Sharing then click the checkbox for File Sharing. Click on Options and check the checkbox for Share Files and folders using SMB (Windows). Make sure you click the checkbox for the Account as shown in the image below. Make a note of the Computer Name of your Mac installation as found on the Sharing screen. Open up the Network in your Windows machine and you should find your Mac’s computer name in the list. Double click the computer name to view the folders that have been shared with the Windows machine. At this point the folders and files that are shared are only able to be read but not modified. To fix this go back to the Sharing screen and change the settings for Everyone to Read & Write. Note: If a folder has subfolders the permissions will not propagate to the subfolders. To fix this right click on the folder and click on Apply Permissions to Enclosed Items then click OK on the dialog box that pops up. See below image for assistance. If you go back to your Windows machine you should be able to access all files and subfolders in the shared Mac folder. Where is File Sharing on Mac?Setting up file sharing with other Macs. Go to the Apple Menu > System Preferences > Sharing.. Under the Services tab, check File Sharing .. If you would like to share your public folders, you can click Start to turn this on or Stop to turn it off. ... . Click the Firewall tab and check Personal File Sharing .. How do I access sharing and permissions on Mac?Assign permissions to users and groups. On your Mac, select a disk, folder, or file, then choose File > Get Info.. If the information in Sharing & Permissions isn't visible, click the arrow . ... . Click a user or group in the Name column, then choose a privilege setting from the pop-up menu.. Why is File Sharing not working on Mac?Make sure that your current user account has the correct permissions using the guidance from Set up file sharing on Mac - Apple Support. Those settings may be preventing you from making these changes or accessing the files. If that doesn't help, check to see if this happens in another user account.
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