Partition shared without being specified in system preferences ...

Hi,
I have a MacBook Air and an iMacIntel.  In both, File sharing is activated but no specific folder is chosen to be shared. How can I be able to see my iMacIntel partitions or hard disk on my MacBook Air and vice versa.
Over time, I probably made choices that explains this, but I don't remember niether do I understand the logic of being able to see those partitions even if they are not specified.
Do you have a clue ?

Hi LousyFool,
I think I see were you are getting at.  On the MacBook Air, I am connected to my iMacIntel as an iMacIntel user and vice versa. 
Could this be related to a previous connection where I would have added this to the Keychain, explaining then the automatic mounting of these partitions ?

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