HT2963 File sharing between users

What is the "Wheel" user?
Does this user need to have RW access to a file in order for that file to be shared between users on the same MAC?
I set the file permissions to RW for each user but they remained read only for all users except the user who created the file.
Then I change the "Wheel" permission to read write and then the file became write enabled for the other users.
In the same direction ... what is the point of having a drop box if you can only write files to it but it is not possible to read any files from it.

Finder > help menu. Enter file sharing!
"Sharing files with others who use your computer
You can share files with others who use your computer by placing the files in the Public folder in your home folder. Anyone with an account on your computer can read or copy the items you put in your Public folder (except for your Drop Box folder, which only you can open).
To share files using your Public folder:
Copy the files you want to share into your Public folder, inside your home folder.
To give a copy of a file directly to another person, copy it to their Drop Box folder (inside their Public folder), where only they can see it.
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Hi. I just set up different user accounts for my two kids. My account has some files on it that I would like to transfer to their accounts (school stuff, photos). How do I share files between users?

Finder > help menu. Enter file sharing!
"Sharing files with others who use your computer
You can share files with others who use your computer by placing the files in the Public folder in your home folder. Anyone with an account on your computer can read or copy the items you put in your Public folder (except for your Drop Box folder, which only you can open).
To share files using your Public folder:
Copy the files you want to share into your Public folder, inside your home folder.
To give a copy of a file directly to another person, copy it to their Drop Box folder (inside their Public folder), where only they can see it.
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How do you setup file sharing between users on the same computer? How do they view the shared files?

I have 10.6.8 software loaded on my Mac Pro. My family uses it as our primary computer, it is basically my wife and I . I set up a third account for my 2 1/2 year old daughter since there is a crap load of software programs for her games and what nots. I want to be able to share all the files between all three accounts on the computer. I do see under System Preferences how to do file sharing, however when I do I can not find where to view the files I have shared. I have tried sharing the entire hard drive and desktop along with specific folders. Thanks

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I understand how to do that, I was looking to share all fodlers or a bunch of folders. I found out how to do it.
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File Sharing Between Users on a Single iMac

I want others on the same computer to be able to see and access certain folders.
I go to:
System Preferences
Sharing
(highlight) File Sharing
I then add a folder (to the Shared Folders box) I want certain users on the same computer to be able to see and add to.
I then add the users (in the Users box) and set their permission levels.
I go to Options, and select Share Files and Folders Using AFP.
The green bubble is on and says: Other users can access shared folders on this computer at "Jeff's iMac"
The trouble is, when another user logs on, under Shared, the only thing there is my Time Capsule (which they can not access). I have to be missing something easy and obvious but I can't put my finger on it.
I don't really want to put this folder (or others) in my Shared folder (I tried that and it worked) because then I lose the organization I have by having pictures in my pictures folder, music in my music folder, etc.
I am standing in the window about to JUMP! Any help is appreciated.
Blue skies-
Jeff

File Sharing is for setting up access from another computer over the network, not for other users of the same computer. If these files need to be shared among other users of the computer, you should put them in the Shared folder. You can always organize that folder as you see fit. Alternately, you can manipulate folder permissions to give people access to certain things in your home folder, but this has some dangers, as careless fooling around with permissions can mess things up. As long as you confine your manipulations to the Pictures and Music folders, though, you should be okay.

How can I share files/libraries between users?

I have tried to enable file sharing between me and my hubby. I would like to share iTunes and iPhoto libraries but cannot. I don't want to have the same photos & CDs replicated just so we can have two different logins.
How can I do this?

Hi, Loker. Welcome to the Discussions.
Mac OS X and other UNIX®-based systems, in general, are not set up to easily share data between users. A fundamental idea behind UNIX security is each user's data is theirs and theirs alone, and a user must take steps to share data on their accounts with other users, either on that computer or over a network. This is why, in Mac OS X, the Users > Shared folder exists: all users have Read & Write access to such, providing a "commons" for easily sharing documents between users on the same Mac. The Public folders in each account are extant for a similar reason.
Simply changing the access privileges on the folders of a given user may provide access to the files within those folders, but does not change the access privileges on the individual files within such: you may be able to see the files, but not use them. This depends on the application. Additionally, applications often expect to find their specific content in a specific location, usually one owned by the user who created the content.
ITunes and iPhoto have generally been designed as single-user applications. Despite Mac OS X being a multi-user operating system, Apple did not initially consider the idea of a "family" computer where a family would all share and update common music or photo libraries.
Some of these issues have been addressed, albeit IMO somewhat inadequately, by adding content-sharing functions to recent versions of iTunes and iPhoto. This was primarily for sharing content over a local network, but these methods also work between users on the same Mac. You can find relevant information by searching the Help for iTunes and iPhoto. In iTunes, select Help > iTunes Help. In iPhoto, select Help > iPhoto Help.
The downside of these approaches are the requirements they place on the account sharing its music or photos. Specifically, that account must be:
1. Logged in, and...
2. The specific application -- iTunes, iPhoto -- must be running to share its content.
These functions also place limitations on what you can do with shared content, delineated in the "About" documents you will find in the Help related to sharing.
More sophisticated methods for sharing iTunes music, iPhoto photos, iMovie projects, and other application-specific files between users on the same Mac are generallly found in magazine articles or by searching the Web. A good site to search is Mac OS X Hints. You can also search or post on the iTunes Discussion, iPhoto Discussion, etc. for additional ideas.
Two useful magazine articles in praticular:
• The June 2006 issue of MacWorld also had some suggestions on iPhoto sharing that could also be applied to iTunes. That article is currently online: see "One iPhoto, many users."
• The article "Share Files and Apps with Multiple Users" by Fong and Willams in the August 2004 issue of MacAddict discussed techniques that generally involve the use of the Shared folder and UNIX symbolic links. You can order back issues of MacAddict by contacting their customer service office.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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Hello,
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Thanks in advance.

I've done everything that you've recommended, however, I am still having trouble sharing files between my macbook and iMac. I even tried using airdrop to transfer files, but nothing seems to be working. I've made sure the firewall options are what they're supposed to be and everything. Whenever I try to login as administrator to file share, it won't accept my password. I don't know why airdrop isn't working either.

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hi i have been having an issue with file sharing between my mac and pc. my pc running windows 7 can connect to my two macs running mavericks (mbp and mini) but i cannot connect to the pc from my macs. i have file sharing using smb setup on my macs as well as the workgroup setup. i can see the pc in my finder shared tab but when i enter the username and password it loads like its trying to connect and then says cannot connect or sometimes makes you re enter the password and still nothing. i also tired connecting through finder go tab and connect to server but when i type in my ip it asks to input the user and password but wont accept it it just shakes and deletes the text in the user and pass fields. on my pc i have file sharing enabled and like i said i can access my macs no problem. i will give a quick guide of how i try to connect
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when I click on the raid pc under the shared tab in finder i put as the user RAID and pass dapice ....doesn't work
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Why can't I do file sharing between two Macintoshes ?
I have 2 Macs in the same room. Both are connected to the same router (wired, not wifi), I have verified their connection by going to the Internet successfully on both machines.
I have disabled all security functions I am aware of. I turned off firewall, turned on file sharing, allowed all users for file sharing.
Yet, when I tried to connect to the other Mac permission is denied. I'm told to contact the network administrator, (that's me). Both machines are running OS 10.9.5.
Strangely, I was able to do “screen sharing” which doesn't solve my problem.
I just want to move files from one Mac to the other.
Is there something I'm missing here?

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Just purchased my first Macbook ever! I'm catching on quickly however I've run into a snag with file sharing between my other Apple devices.
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Can someone help me get ICS working with file sharing between two computers (directly connected), without enabling file sharing on the internet network (on a public untrusted network)? Is this possible? I have set up ICS between two Windows 8.1
machines, but i can only get file sharing to work in one direction (from machine B to machine A)... UNLESS I turn on file sharing/discovery with the entire network from machine A (which i do not want to do). I am not sure this exact question has been
asked, so my apologies if it has.
Here is my configuration.
Machine A: win 8.1 (up to date), two NICs: a wireless card (connected to internet) and a gigabit NIC (connected to machine B)
Machine B: win 8.1 (up to date), one NIC, a gigabit card connected to machine A
What i did:
On Machine A: I enabled ICS on machine A's wireless card, which automatically assigned the IP address 192.168.137.1 to the second NIC
On Machine B:DHCP was enabled so it automatically got an ip address (192.168.137.62), internet sharing works fine (i can open a browser, get email, etc.)
On Machine B: I enabled "Find devices and content" on the network device
On Machine A: Going into "view network settings" it lists my wireless network and the gigabit NIC. The wireless under 'Wi-Fi' says 'Connected', and i can click on this and I have the option to turn on "Find devices and content".
On the wifi connection, i leave 'Find devices and content' turned OFF (so i don't discover computers on the wireless network, which is a public network). My gigabit NIC shows up as "unidentified network"/"Limited".
When i click on the gigabit NIC, it does NOT give me an option to turn on "Find devices and content", it just shows some properties of the NIC (manufacturer, description, driver, mac address) and button that says "Copy". On
the gigabit connection's properties (which is listed as "unidentified network/limited"), the option for 'Find devices and content' is missing.
On Machine A: I open a file browser and type '\\192.168.137.62' and it works correctly, i can see the computer and move files around.
On Machine B: It doesn't work. I open a file browser and type in "\\192.168.137.1", and nothing happens.
If i enable 'Find devices and content' on machine A's wifi connection, everything works, but now everyone on the public network can see my computer.
Question: How can i enable file sharing between machine A and machine B ONLY?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

The whole point of public networks is that they are unsafe, so file sharing is not permitted for your protection.
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Bill

File Sharing between 2 macs

I am trying to enable file sharing between my new iMac and my (2007) model Macbook Pro. I am succesfully able to share files from the old mac to the new one, as I can connect via the macbook, but when I try and connect from the new Mac it "fails". Everything is set up in System Preferences ok (I think) and I have restarted both macs, but still not conecting via the new mac. Any ideas on why this is happening?
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I have a MacBook Pro and a Dell Latitude D820 running Windows XP SP2 and I want to connect both using any of these two options. I do not have a wireless router and I use Sprint 3G data card to access internet.
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2) I can have two EVDO data cards to access the MAC and PC independently. How can I setup file sharing between Windows laptop and MAC?

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Any issues with file sharing between Windows and latest Mac client?

We're running Lync 2013. My Windows client is 15.0.4551.1005. Mac client is version 14.0.8.
I open a conversation with a coworker on his Mac. I then try to share a png file. He clicks accept but then my client says the attempt timed out, and his client says that I canceled the file transfer. The coworker then boots the Mac into Windows and we try
again, and the file share works fine. When I jump on my Mac, I can send files to his Mac without issue. When he tries to send from his Mac to my PC it fails, but when he tries to send from Windows on his Mac to my PC, it works.
I can't find anything specific in the logs that would indicate a firewall issue. Is there a bug with file sharing between the Mac and PC clients?
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No, There isn't a bug with file sharing between Mac and Pc client.
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Also you can check below links
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2952672/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2880474/en-gb
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HT1549 How to do file sharing between OS X platforms without airport, airdrop, or router.

How do you do file sharing between OS X platforms without: airport, airdrop, a router, or existing intranet?

All Macs for many years have included Airport WiFi. You should be able to create an Ad-Hoc network between any 2 Macs and transfer files via file sharing
The Airport icon on the menu bar -> Create Network on one Mac. On the other Mac, choose -> Join Other network.
Besides a Firewire cable, you should also be able to connect an ethernet cable between any 2 Macs and they should see each other.
There is always a USB thumb drive and sneaker-net (hand carry files between systems via the Thumb Drive).
You could get a WiFi router, and use it to create a local network where all the Macs in the home could see each other. That will work even if you do not have an internet connection.
You could get an ethernet switch and plug all the Macs into the switch via ethernet cables and they would all see each other.

Wireless file sharing between two MacBooks

I feel like this is kind of a silly question, but here goes:
Is it possible to set up wireless file sharing between two macs when there is no wireless network available.
For example, if I am on a plane (with no wi-fi) and wan to wirelessely connect to my partners macbook to browse his hard drive, can I do it? Right now, I use a firewire cable when flying, but would love to not have to.
Thanks for the help.
Message was edited by: kr and cr

Yes, it's possible to do.
You setup one of the Macs to act as a base station of sorts. If you've got the AirPort Status menu shown you can just use the 'Create Network…' option in that menu to create a new wireless network hosted on this Mac. Just tell the other Mac to connect to that network using the name and security credentials you specified when you created the network, and you're done.

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