macos share folder

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing. Select the File Sharing checkbox. To select a specific folder to share, click the Add button at the bottom of the Shared Folders list, locate the folder, select it, then click Add.

1. How do I access a shared folder on my Mac?
2. How do I share a folder between Mac and Windows?
3. How do you create a shared folder?
4. How do I access a shared folder?
5. Where is my public folder on Mac?
6. How do you share files on a Mac?
7. Can you transfer files from Mac to PC?
8. Can I transfer files from PC to Mac with USB?
9. How do I change the path of a shared folder?
10. How do I share a folder online?
11. How do you create a folder?
12. How do I find the username and password of a shared folder?
13. How do I access a shared folder by IP address?
14. How do I access a shared folder on a remote computer?

How do I access a shared folder on my Mac?

In the Finder on your Mac, choose Go > Connect to Server, then click Browse. Find the computer's name in the Shared section of the Finder sidebar, then click it to connect. You may need to click All to see all the shared computers. When you locate the shared computer or server, select it, then click Connect As.

How do I share a folder between Mac and Windows?

Share Mac files with Windows users

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing. ...
2. Select the File Sharing checkbox, then click Options.
3. Select “Share files and folders using SMB.”

How do you create a shared folder?

Windows

1. Right-click on the folder you want to share.
2. Select Give Access to > Specific people.
3. From there, you can choose specific users and their permission level (whether they can read-only or read/write). ...
4. If a user doesn't appear on the list, type their name into the taskbar and hit Add. ...
5. Click Share.

How do I access a shared folder?

Right click on the Computer icon on the desktop. From the drop down list, choose Map Network Drive. Pick a drive letter that you want to use to access the shared folder and then type in the UNC path to the folder. UNC path is just a special format for pointing to a folder on another computer.

Where is my public folder on Mac?

Control access to your Public folder on Mac

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing. Open Sharing preferences for me.
2. If file sharing is not already turned on, select the File Sharing checkbox.
3. Below Shared Folders, select your Public folder.
4. Below Users, choose a setting from the Everyone pop-up menu.

How do you share files on a Mac?

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing. Select the File Sharing checkbox. To select a specific folder to share, click the Add button at the bottom of the Shared Folders list, locate the folder, select it, then click Add.

Can you transfer files from Mac to PC?

Yes, Mac users can use the free Migration Assistant utility that resides in macOS's Utilities folder to transfer files from a Mac, a Windows 7 PC, or a Windows 10 PC, but you have to network the computers, which can be difficult if one is a Windows machine, plus you have to install Apple's software on the Windows PC to ...

Can I transfer files from PC to Mac with USB?

The easy method is to use a small and cheap USB flash drive to copy files from your PC to your Mac. They can be bought for $10 to $40, depending on the size. And they will continue to be handy for bringing files to and from work, sharing between friends, and for bringing files along with you away from your Mac.

How do I change the path of a shared folder?

Step 1: Open the Wizard Open Shared Folder Wizard by opening the Run dialog box and then typing shrpubw.exe in the resulting window. Or you could click Start | Run and then enter shrpubw.exe in the Run dialog box. In Windows 7, you can simply type shrpubw in the Search box and press [Enter].

How do I share a folder online?

Choose who to share with

1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
2. Click the folder you want to share.
3. Click Share .
4. Under "People," type the email address or Google Group you want to share with.
5. To choose how a person can use the folder, click the Down arrow .
6. Click Send. An email is sent to people you shared with.

How do you create a folder?

Create a folder

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Drive app.
2. At the bottom right, tap Add .
3. Tap Folder.
4. Name the folder.
5. Tap Create.

How do I find the username and password of a shared folder?

Using Different Credentials to Access Shared Folders in Windows 7

1. Click the Windows Orb button located at the bottom left.
2. Type cmd at the Search programs and files bar and hit the Enter key.
3. Type net use * /delete /yes and hit the Enter key. You will see that it says You have these remote connections, continuing will cancel the connections. The command completed successfully.

How do I access a shared folder by IP address?

Windows 10

In the search box in the Windows taskbar, enter two backslashes followed by the IP address of the computer with the shares you want to access (for example \\192.168. 10.20). Press Enter. Now a window displaying all of the shares on the remote computer opens.

How do I access a shared folder on a remote computer?

Once connected to your remote desktop, open Windows File Explorer. You can do this by right-clicking your Start menu button and clicking File Explorer. In File Explorer, you should see your shared drives listed under the Redirected drives and folders section.