Share files home network mac pc

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Contact the vendor for additional information. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. You can also access local file shares from Open and Save windows and sheets. Advanced Options If you want to limit which protocols can be used to connect to your computer using File Sharing, click the Advanced Options button in the Sharing pane.

Tips When entering a URL, the name of the shared disk, volume, or directory you are attempting to connect to share name must be specified. You are not prompted for it.

You cannot type spaces as part of a share name when connecting. However, a successful ping does not mean the SMB service is also available or working from the other computer. Check Microsoft support resources for information about setting up file sharing on your Microsoft Windows-based computer. Console logs can help advanced users identify an issue. Some log files may appear only when logged in as an administrator.

After trying the above steps, you may perform advanced troubleshooting by inspecting log entries in the Event Log of the Windows SMB resource if you have access to it , or the relevant logs in Console on your Mac. If you are connecting to Windows XP, make sure that the Internet Connection Firewall settings on your Windows computer are not preventing your connection.

SMB uses ports , , , and First, determine whether your Mac has already detected your PC on the network. Follow its instructions. Make a note of the name you give your computer and the workgroup name that gets assigned in the margin.

Alternatively, you can right-click any folder you want to share and select Properties from the menu that appears. Double-click those icons.

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You should see your PC folders appear on the Mac desktop. From the Finder menu, choose New Folder. Name the folder My PC files or whatever you want.