Best way to share publc folders via internet w mac and pc

Hope someone can help me. New mac user w/ Macbook pro and osx 4.6. Dont' want to pay for .mac but do want to share large files from my public folder with my kid (ibook) and a close friend(pc w/ xp). want them to be able to copy files as well as leave files for me in the drop box.
I'm connecting to the net using comcast cable internet with a d-link wireless modem and I don't know if this affects the info I should be plugging in. Can I file share from the coffee house or just from home? Wireless seem to work great but can't figure out the best option for file sharing. Have read felix and apple help docs and tried to connect with daughter using apple events, personal file share, etc but asp addresses are not recognized. Maybe I am not using the correct router numbers. Really don't grok ports and TCP too much although I read that TCP is the option on osx 4 and later. I hesitate to turn my firewall all the way off. would it be safer to use stealth mode or would this make it more difficult to connect with trusted friends?
Isn't there some great shareware that can automate this for me? Or can some one walk me through what I should do? Would greatly appreciate your help.

I really like using OS X's built in file sharing tool, this can be enabled in the System Preferences. Here you can learn much more about it and its features.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106461
File Sharing allows you to copy items from one computer to another, or to use files stored on another computer.
Source: Apple Support Page "Mac OS X: About File Sharing"
Hope this Helps
-Internet Wiz™

Similar Messages

  • Best way to format my 16GB flash drive for Mac and PC transferring large power point files?

    best way to format my 16GB flash drive for Mac and PC transferring large power point files?

    format flash drive in Exfat for transferring files between Mac and Pc.
    FORMAT TYPES
    FAT32 (File Allocation Table)
    Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X.
    Maximum file size: 4GB.
    Maximum volume size: 2TB
    You can use this format if you share the drive between Mac OS X and Windows computers and have no files larger than 4GB.
    NTFS (Windows NT File System)
    Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
    Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
    To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:
    For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon (approx $20) (Best Choice for Lion)
    Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and Lion, but is not advisable, due to instability.
    AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
    Maximum file size: 16 TB
    Maximum volume size: 256TB
    You can use this format if you routinely share a drive with multiple Windows systems.
    HFS+ ((((MAC FORMAT)))) (Hierarchical File System, a.k.a. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Don't use case-sensitive)
    Read/Write HFS+ from native Mac OS X
    Required for Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! backups of Mac internal hard drive.
    To Read HFS+ (but not Write) from Windows, Install HFSExplorer
    Maximum file size: 8EiB
    Maximum volume size: 8EiB
    You can use this format if you only use the drive with Mac OS X, or use it for backups of your Mac OS X internal drive, or if you only share it with one Windows PC (with MacDrive installed on the PC)
    EXFAT (FAT64)
    Supported in Mac OS X only in 10.6.5 or later.
    Not all Windows versions support exFAT. 
    exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table)
    AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support exFAT
    Maximum file size: 16 EiB
    Maximum volume size: 64 ZiB
    You can use this format if it is supported by all computers with which you intend to share the drive.  See "disadvantages" for details.

  • Best Way To Synchronize Two Folders Via FTP?

    What's the best way to keep two folders in sync via FTP? Also, why is this site turning German? Will there still be a website in English?

    Allan wrote:
    solarwind wrote:What's the best way to keep two folders in sync via FTP?
    sitecopy in AUR may be helpful (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=11319).  You may also want to look at conduit and multisync-gui in AUR.
    solarwind wrote:Also, why is this site turning German? Will there still be a website in English?
    I hear archlinux.de will be in English as a replacement...
    Thanks for that!
    Also, I sure hope there will be an English site. There are many Germans who know English, but not many non-Germans know German. It was a stupid move to switch to German as an official language.

  • Best way to share large video files between 2 macs

    My partner in NY is trying to send me over 10 GB of video to edit. We are currently doing it over AIM/ichat.
    Is there a better way to do this? As we keep losing the connection, probably due to aim. Can he turn his mac into an FTP or something

    This is easily done over AFP. He should:
    1) Put the files in /Users/hisaccount/Public
    2) Enable File Sharing (System Preferences -> Sharing)
    3) Note his IP address (System Preferences -> Network) and e-mail the IP address to you
    Once he has done that, you should:
    1) Under Finder's Go menu, select Connect to Server
    2) Enter afp://11.22.33.44 (or whatever his IP address is)
    3) Browse his public folder for the files
    4) Drag them to your Desktop or desired location to make your own copy of them.
    10GB is a lot of data to send over the internet. Depending on the upload speed of his internet connection it might just be faster to burn a few DVDs and send them to you by express mail.

  • Best way to share data?  New workflow: MacBook Pro and an older iMac

    I have an iMac 24" 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running 10.6.8 that has been the workhorse for my graphic design business since 2006. Connected to the iMac are two back up drives: The first is an iomega 2 TB that I use for a system wide back up (via Time Machine) - this backs up both the iMac and the second back up - an iomega 500 GB drive that is about full of completed client projects. Both drives are wired directly to the iMac with FireWire 800.
    So here is my dilema: I just bought a 'like new' MacBookPro 17 (early 2011) and installed Mountain Lion. I bought this to broaden my horizons - having been sitting at my desk staring down the iMac for 6 years... The MBP is 2.2 GHz i7 with a 750 GB capacity drive.
    I am preparing to use the MBP as my main computer (Photoshop design and drive my wide format Epson 9890 printer). My work flow has been to develop client projects on the iMac and when completed archive the projects on to the 500 GB back up. Sooner or later I am going to phase out the iMac completely and get a new secondary display and run it via Thunderbolt from the MBP...
    How can I access both back up drives from both computers? And keep them all sync'd up? My question is should I dump the second 500GB drive? Daisy chain it off of the 2TB drive? Too many choices - not enough experience... the iMac can run 10.8 - just dont know if I should do that yet also... I guess all the iCloud stuff will work to keep both machines sync'd via the cloud - but what about my work flow? Should I connect both computers via Ethernet??? I am at a loss for direction. Any suggestions???

    I had a similar question and after almost a year of research I decided to bite the bullet and buy a N.A.S.  Here comes the juicy part.  I purchased a Synology Disk Station that has a program called Cloud Station that is almost exactly like DropBox with the exception my files are safer (IMO) because it's at my house.
    The positive things about Cloud Station (CS) is depending on the model you chose (mine is the DS112)
    1.  Up to 3TB's of storage (DS112)
    2.  No monthly fees
    3.  Sync data on 8 different computers (that's what mm DS supports)
    4.  Can Sync on LAN or WAN (no need to switch using EZCloud) (free)
    5.  Backup (use as Time Machine)
    6.  Lot and lots of other features
    7.  Mac friendly.
    8.  Super easy configuration (took me less than 1 hour to configure after reading and looking at YouTube videos)
    9.  Very good tech suport
    Negatives
    1.  Non so far
    2.  Can't sync 1GB files (I don't have files that large)
    My configuration cost:
    DS112 $179 (Amazon on sale)
    2TB WD Green 7200 RPM HDD $119 (Amazon)
    http://www.synology.com/dsm/home_file_sharing_cloud_station.php?lang=us
    http://www.synology.com/products/product.php?product_name=DS112&lang=us
    If you decide to buy, I can give you a heads up to help you along. 

  • What's the best way to share photos?

    Now that MobileMe Gallery is gone, what's the best way to share photos over the internet?
    Is there some simple method where I can upload an entire album from iPhoto and then send a link to others so they can view them?
    I've tried both Flickr and Shutterfly and did not like either.

    buttermaker wrote:
    Thanks for the idea, but it still seems kinda kludgy.
    I find it best to focus on solutions.
    Why can't iPhoto just pull the images from a media browser or something over the network?
    I don't know. Part of the issue has to be that iPhoto is not a HD browser. Another part is what you mean by " ... just pull the images".
    Any tips on creating a locally hosted web gallery?
    My greatest single tip of all time: try it! The tools available to use for just a few hundred dollars are astoundingly powerful.
    Or... does anyone have any Automator magic they'd like to share?
    No need. Web galleries are built into Aperture 3. Put the images you want to be in the gallery in one Album (Smart or otherwise). Select all the images. Click "New→Web Page". Select a theme. Change some of the text. Make some other changes. Click "Export Web Pages ... ". Make some more decisions. Give the folder a name. Save it somewhere with access to those whom you wish to see it. Select "Tell me when done". Check your email (have a coffee). Click "Show in Finder". Open the folder. Double-click the file "index.html". Brilliant! Enjoy.
    The trick to sharing this is to make the folder available. The index file will always open the web site pages in a web browser.

  • [vmware] Best way to share files between host and client

    Good afternoon!
    I have successfully installed VMware server on my machine and set up a virtual machine, powering Windows XP for study issues (emulation via wine does not do the trick for me). The virtual machine runs fast and stable but does not meet my requirements unless I have two issues faced:
    First:
    How to access a USB pendrive monunted by the host system properly within the client?
    Second:
    What is the best way to share file system space between host and client? Should I set up a Samba share which is accessible for both host and client or is it save to grant my VM access to my physical hard disc as a whole (using it as a partition)?
    Thanks for answers in advance, I have still quite a lot to learn, when it comes to VMs.
    Regards,
    ~cg

    Do not setup your VMware to be able to access your physical disk as a whole. This would have you mounting the filesystem twice, corrupting it in the process.
    You /can/ setup VMware with Sharing Folders that lets you share your filesystem (either / or just /home or something else) and that is what I would recommend.
    As for accessing the pen drive from both operating systems at once, I'd say use the same Sharing Folders method. I always share /mnt so that I can access my cdrom/USB/etc from the vmware OS.
    The sharing folders is basically the same as a samba share, but uses vmware's own method (HGFS). Samba is more secure (if you are worried about your VMware OS breaking from it's shell and attacking your real filesystem, which is unlikely). You need the vmware tools installed to make use of it.

  • Best way to share a video with someone in another city...

    What is the best way to share a video with someone in another city?
    I know that FCPX contains all sorts of share options which create different resolutions and file sizes appropriate for different sites like YouTube, Facebook, and others.  But how to create the videos really isn't the problem.
    I want to know how to share them.  I'm creating videos that are ultimately to be viewed on the internet.  When I have a completed video, I want to show it to the person who it is for before I finalize it.  I know that if it very small, I could email it.  And if it's larger, I could use something like Dropbox.  But I don't necessarily want them to have a copy of it (though I could do that and put a watermark on it).
    I'd like to upload it to a site like YouTube or Vimeo, but those sites seem to be about sharing videos with a wide audience.  I know you can make a video private on YouTube, but, from what I've read, they permanently have the right to use the content, which I definitely don't want.
    So what's the best way to do this?  I'm going to have to do it regularly, so I'm willing to pay for a service if it assures privacy and does not try to assert some right to my content.
    I know there is an issue to be considered with people screen capturing content, but I'll use a watermark to lessen the chances of that.

    Hi Russ--
    I'll have to read through Vimeo's terms of service, but I have to think they're asserting some right to the content like YouTube does.
    Plus, these are commercial videos, and I don't think they allow that.  Of course, if they're private, I'm obviously not trying to sell anything.  But I have to think that it somehow is against their TOS since me posting a bunch of private videos that nobody can see really doesn't do them any good at all.

  • What is the best way to share an entire iPhoto '09 folder with both Mac and PC Users?

    What is the best way to share an entire photo folder with lots of photos from iPhoto '09 with both Mac and PC Users?
    I got over a 100 photos in just 1 of my photo folders.
    I really don't want to have to email these photos individually...
    There's gotta be an easier way to share an entire photo folder...

    Awesome, thx for clarifying it
    I found this related Apple article:
    ..."If you’re used to right-clicking on a Windows computer, you can use Control-click in a similar way on your Mac."...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4537

  • What is the best way to export for use on internet?

    what is the best way to export for use on internet?

    It depends. Is this for a personal web site or for a site like YouTube, Vimeo or Facebook?
    For YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook, use Publish & Share/Computer/AVCHD using one of the YouTube presets.

  • Best way to share catalog for picking photos?

    Hi Folks,
    I have photos from a couple field campaigns, and my PR department here is interested in using some of them.  My question: what's the best way to share some sort of catalog with them so they can pick the photos they want?  I could export all my photos in small format, then they could send me the filenames I guess, and then they would create a list of filenames, and I would search for and export those ones.  Is there a better way?
    thanks!

    You don't need to install Picasa.
    You can do a number of things:
    Upload them to any of a number of sites - flickr, Picasa (the site, not the app), SmugMug etc from within iPhoto
    You zip them and send them via services like YouSendit
    You can use DropBox
    You can burn them to CD and send that: export them from iPhoto to a folder on the Desktop: burn that with the Finder.
    Regards
    TD

  • What is the best way to share a iTunes library between 5 users on the same computer?

    What is the best way to share a iTunes library between 5 users on the same computer?
    Currently I have a common itunes library in a shared folder that each user is linked to.  The problem is that when one user adds music to the shared file, it does not automaticaly appear to other users when they open their iTunes.  They have to go to the shared library and select the new music in order to make it visable in their iTunes.
    Would iTunes file shareing fix this problem?
    Thanks

    aapl.up wrote:
    Rick, are you saying that if you try to share a folder outside of home and use sharepoints, then the other mac wont prompt you to log in? Have you tried that? It is hard to believe that is the case
    I am sort of saying that. Have you tried it? I know it's hard to believe, but you really need to help us out by trying some steps that you don't believe.
    We can't see what your exact situation is. We sort of know what's worked for us out here. Just trying to help you get this going in less than 24 hours!
    Sharepoints manages the samba configuration file. It's free software that puts a pretty face on an otherwise cumbersome config file.
    Give it a shot.
    windows will not prompt for passwords, I have tried this with multiple computer at home for both vista and xp
    As I stated. You will not get prompted on windows, if you have set up sharing in an insecure fashion. You are not using a secured sharing situation.
    No argument with your statement.

  • HELP: best way to share music?

    Here's the deal:
    I have a MacBook Pro and my wife just got a MacBook Air.
    All of our music (about 15,600 songs / 81 GB) is currently on my MacBook Pro.
    I would like to use iTunes Match to get all of this music in the Cloud and off my MacBook Pro.
    My wife and I would each like to be able to access this music on our respective computers.
    We would like to be able to download separate podcasts to our respective computers.
    We don't currently have iPhones, but will be getting the new ones when they come out this fall.
    At that time, we'd like to access music in the same way as described above.
    At that time, we'd also like to have separate apps (i.e. not all the same apps on each others phones).
    So my questions are:
    Is iTunes Match the solution?
    If so, do we share an Apple ID for music... but have separate Apple IDs for everything else (apps, reminder, etc.)? Is that possible?
    In short, what's the best way to share music across multiple devices, while still keeping the devices autonomous in other ways? Thanks for your help!

    First, read this thread: FAQ:  Why iTunes Match can NOT be used as a backup!
    If you each want your own, personal content on your future iPhones this can be done with one iTunes Store account ID, however keep in mind that you will both be using one account. If you wish to use iTunes Match this is also possible but you may not have multiple iTunes Store accounts. You both must share the same account. You would both be able to subscribe to your own Podcasts. 
    For sharing the music locally I recommend Home Sharing, not iTunes Match. And have a backup scheme for the personal data on both notebooks. If you do not have a backup scheme in place now, I suggest you purchase a 2 TB Time Capsule to backup both computers.

  • HT3819 what is the best way to share music from my home computers with sonos?

    I have 2 iMacs and a Macbook Pro, all with different music in iTunes. What is the best way to share all the music with Sonos? Home sharing or Music sharing?

    http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2009/080709-review-5-usb-turntables-convert. html
    http://vinyl-converter-turntable-review.toptenreviews.com/
    I've always been partial to Numark and Audio-Technica. Have several DJ friends and a client who runs a DJ business, and they use Audio-Technica stuff almost exclusively.
    You may be surprised at how easy it is...
    With the exception of cameras (webcams especially) Macs are pretty much "Plug &Play" with anything USB, and even though I've never used one, reviews say you just plug the turntable in and it reads as a drive.

  • What is the best way to share the High Res images ...

    What is the best way to share the High Res images on my Nokia Lumia 1020?  My Android friends really want to see the original ~12MB images taken with Nokia Pro Camera?
    -Paul
    Solved!
    Go to Solution.

    if you have the att device, then use your att locker.
    ANYONE can sign up for the att locker here:
    https://locker.att.net/app/#welcome
    even if you do not have ATT service, you should sign up NOW.
    There is an application that is pre-installed to allow for the 1020 to upload the full resolution files to the AT&T locker.
    AND, because they are launching the 1020, they are giving a free upgrade to the account to the 50GB box instead of the 5GB.
    they are doing this for a limited time only, I have created a couple of accounts.
    after you create your account, it will have to be verified. after you check your email and verify the box, log back in and you will see it is only a 5gb account.
    click on "my Account/upgrade" and choose the 50GB and you should see it say FREE under the cost.
    then you can upload the full res pictures and share them that way.
    otherwise, if you are within reach, try Bluetooth transfer.

Maybe you are looking for