How to Share a Folder on Your Mac
If you want to access files on your Mac from another device on your network, you need to share a folder so it can be accessed over your local network connection.
This is done using macOS File Sharing, which uses SMB (the standard protocol for network file access).
Turn on file sharing on Mac
Once enabled, other devices can browse and open files stored on your Mac.
- Open the 'System Settings' App
- Select "General" then "Sharing"
- 'File Sharing' in the list should be enabled click the info icon to the right of the switch.
- Under the 'Shared Folders' list, click +
- Choose a folder to share and click 'Add'
- By default all users ('Everyone') get read-only access to the share.
To give your user the ability to change files, click + under the 'Users' list
and choose your account. Then change 'Read Only' to 'Read & Write'.
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