Sharing documents with others users

i have tried to set up folder/document sharing between users on my imac and followed the set instructions but when i go and log in as someone else i cannot see any of the shared folders etc.

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Can I share documents with other users with iCloud as opposed to MobileMe?

No. iCloud provides no equivalent of the iDisk; it's designed for syncing calendars, email, bookmarks, contacts, photos a iWork (only, so far) documents between your Mac(s) and iPhone/iPod/iPad. The data is not accessible to anyone else.
For file storage and sharing you will need a third-party solution - this page examines some options:
http://rfwilmut.net/migrate3

How can I share documents with other users from iWork?

With iWork.com no longer in existence, how can I share large documents with other users?

Dropbox works pretty well for sharing.
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How do I stop sharing mail with other users on my computer

How do I stop sharing mail with other users on my Macbook pro?

You may have to set up different user accounts in the computer if you wish to
continue sharing the computer among other people, and only use the Mail app.
Otherwise, if you use a webmail such as yahoo, gmail, or other, just use a browser
and login each time; then there is no saving of your email to the computer as such.
I've never used an email client software, nor had an ISP based email account. So
my numerous computers have never downloaded email into software. No loss.
But the answers do include setting up extra user accounts, not admin level, so the
other users do not mess with the operating system; a standard account or just a
guest account to use a browser to access web-based login email accounts, works.
There are third-party email client for OS X, some are free applications, others are
part of a larger browser product, such as SeaMonkey, & other Mozilla derivatives.
They provide an email segment or client aspect; unlike Firefox that's a browser.
Setup information should be within the Help viewer in the computer itself. Or by a
simple search online, including the OS X version and any email client software
your computer may have installed. Some browser software includes email client.
Also there are several ways to go in this matter. I don't see questions, only answers.
To learn how the Mail application works, if you want to import everyone's mail, then
figure how to set up user accounts in the OS X. Or use web-mail & login by browser.
Hopefully you can find the best solution for the unasked question.
Good luck & happy computing!

Sharing libraries with other user accounts

please help, iTunes gurus, I'm stuck.
I want to share iTunes libraries between 2 user accounts, on the same computer. The machine runs Windows XP Home, and both accounts are Computer Administrator level but have their file spaces set as private.
What I'd like is something similar to the sharing of an iTunes library over the network from another computer, is this possible?
If not, would I have to manually go through 2 ~35GB libraries to move those albums that both people like into "Shared Documents\Shared Music" then manually point iTunes to the new locations of the folders that were previously in "My Documents\My Music\iTunes" ?
Clever suggestions welcomed.

I have done (most of) this and can see and share libraries while on my home network BUT, I can only listen to them through iTunes on the computer.
Is there a way to get them into my library so that theey sync to my ipod as well?

Sharing Music with other users.

I think what I am asking is possible but I just can't get it. All I wanna do is share my Itunes library with my girlfriends account on the mac. So when she opens her Itunes on her account she can view and add to the songs in my itunes library. I manage to get it so she can view what I had by putting my itunes music in the shared folder but when I add songs to the library it doesn't update her library and when she tries to add songs to the library it says she does not have the correct authority. Please help.

Hello,
You can gift music, and you can share iTunes Libraries, but in this case, your girlfriend cannot import your tracks to her library and vice versa.
Sharing your iTunes library across computers
If your computer is connected to other computers over a local network, you can share items in your library and playlists with up to five of those computers (in the same subnet).
To share your library with other computers:
Choose iTunes > Preferences, click Sharing, and select “Share my library on my local network.”
Select the items you want to share.
To require users to enter a password before they can see your shared items, select “Require password” and enter a password.
For others to see your shared items, your computer must be on and iTunes must be open.
If you choose to share your entire library, its name appears in the iTunes window (below Shared) on other local computers (in the same subnet) set up to look for shared libraries. To change the name others see, choose iTunes > Preferences, click General, and type a new name in the Library Name field.
You can share movies; MP3, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, and AAC files; and radio station links; you can’t share programs purchased from Audible.com or QuickTime sound files.
Sharing is intended for personal use only.
Share being the constant word here... does that help any???? I know sometimes it takes time to really understand how iTunes works. The more time you spend learning, the sooner you will come to comprehend what you can do and what you can't. And you can always post here for help.
Carolyn
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Best way to Organise - Shared Documents with Others and to iPad2

I have a large number of iWork documents on my iMac. Some of these documents I wish to share with others and also to my iPad2.
Previously I used the iWork.com BETA and this was integrated with Pages, Numbers and Keynote through the 'Share' iCon in each application. This was very convenient linked with email and worked seamlessly. However now I have to Upload and Download documents through the iCloud website, issue separate email invitation. A more manually intensive way of achieving the previous 'slick' method.
Has anyone found a good way of organising and distributing documents?
Any suggestions for a good iWork.com replacements?

That is a quesiton I also have. It seems that there is no way to do this currently. When it comes to documents, iCloud is more or less useless because (a) it can only sync files that are stored inside the apps and (b) in iOS you can't move files out of the apps.
The best solution I know about is "wuala". It syncs everything you want on your Mac and it runs on all common systems. So I have synced all my documents across my Macs, iPhone and iPad and can share files & folders with others.
The only problem now is, that once you open a file on the iPhone or iPad, it will be instantly saved there (inside the app) and you can't move it to the original location (the sync folder in wuala). This part breaks the whole concept and I don't know any alternative.

Sharing music with other users on same computer...possible?

I'd like to be able to share music between users who can log in on the same computer. Is this possible and how.
I currently have all the music in the admiistrators log in and can't see it when I log in as a regular user.
Thanks for any help

Hi,
Follow the instructions given in this article. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93195
You might also want to uncheck the preference in the other Users accounts to prevent them from adding the song file to the hard disk when importing music. This means that only YOU as the admin can add files to the Library. You will find this preference under iTunes in the menu bar, Click on the "Advanced" tab and then the "General" Tab.
Regards,
Ben.

Sharing documents with 2 users on same iMac

I am trying to share selected documents (not iTunes) between 2 users with their own accounts on the same iMac. My iMac is a late 2009 intel desktop using OS 10.8.4.
I have read over all of the literature on setting up "Users and Groups" preferences, I have setup a "Group" account for the two users. I have then gone to "Sharing" prefs, identified the files to be shared and then identified the users to be shared and gave them Read/Write privileges. I have made sure that the COMPUTER NAME in the heading of SHARING matches the name posted as the Full Name in Users and Groups (which is the Admin name).
No matter what I try here, nothing seems to work.
Anyone know what I am missing here.
Many thanks.

It sounds like you've put the shared files in a subfolder of one user's home folder that the other can't read. I suggest you put them in a subfolder of /Users/Shared. Even then, you're going to have problems if one user creates a new file, because the other won't be able to modify it. To get this kind of setup to work properly is much more complex.

Sharing iPhoto with other users

I am working hard to make a conversion to my new iMac, learning as I go along. I have set up separate login accounts for each member of my family, but want to have a single repository for iPhoto for my wife and myself. I have downloaded a number of photo already, and so I moved my iPhoto folder into the shared user folder on the Macintosh HD, and was able to point the iPhoto application in my login to the photos without issue.
When I log in as my wife however, and try to point to the same iPhoto folder in the shared user folder of the Macintosh HD, I get a message that states "The iPhoto Library is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission to make changes to it."
It seems like this should be fairly easy to solve, but I have not figured it out yet. Can someone help me out?
Thanks!
SS1

Niel wrote:
Click here and follow the instructions.
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These instructions are only valid for Tiger. It doesn't seem to be as simple using Leopard. I wanted to share my library with my husband's login and had to go in using Terminal to set the permissions correct after moving my iPhoto library to an external FW drive. What I did was copy the entire iPhoto library to the external drive and then opened a Terminal, cd-ing to the FW drive and into the "iPhoto Library" directory. Then to change the permissions, I did:
find . -type d -exec chmod a+rwx {} \;
and
find . -type f -exec chmod a+rw {} \;
The first command gave read, write, and execute permission for the directories and the second gave read and write access to the regular files. The only thing I'm not sure about is what is going to happen when I add new pictures. Am I going to have to go through this again?

Sharing documents with Window users

I type up minutes for meetings I attend but I am looking for a way to mail them to the supervisors so that they may correct and make changes if needed and then print them. My problem is I have a mac and they use window machines in their offices. I normally take my MBP and connect to their printer in order to print or make changes. I have TextEdit, iWork '06, and NeoOffice. I type the minutes in NeoOffice and save them in .doc but that didn't seem to work. Sorry for the long post but I am trying to give as much info that may be needed. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

cobos,
You have everything you need to make this work. We just need to tell you which buttons to push
NeoOffice will save files in either ".doc" or ".docx" format. If you save as ".docx," the file can only be opened by Office (Word) 2007. ".doc" files can be opened by Office 2007 and earlier, so I recommend you save in this format.
Now, Windows doesn't know what to do with a file unless it's name includes a ".xxx" extension. To repeat: The extension must be included as part of the file name. Office for Mac will, by default, save files with the extension automatically included as part of the name, but users can force it to save without the extension included. On a Mac, this isn't a problem, but it will be for a Windows user. If I'm not mistaken, NeoOffice doesn't automatically include the file extension as part of the name.
So, you'll need to add the ".doc" file extension yourself when you save the file, or add it to the file name in the Finder before you email it. This should be all you need to do to allow the recipient to open it in Windows.
Scott

How to share numbers documents with other users?

I created a numbers document and would like to be able to allow someone else to access the document using icloud.

This should help: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5274.

Does home sharing allow me to share my iTunes library with other users on the same imac

Does home sharing allow me to share my iTunes library with other users on the same imac?

Apparently so (as long as each user operates out of a different Mac User account).
After setting up home sharing in the various different user accounts on the Mac, you need to have iTunes open in the account that you want to Home Share from.
Now use fast User Switching to get into the account that you want to Home Share to. Launch iTunes in there. The library in the other account should appear as shared for you.

Sharing files with other mac users on iCloud

May I share files I store on iCloud with other users?

If you want to try online sharing you might like to look at SugarSync:
https://www.sugarsync.com/products/sync_sharing.html
- this page says:
Collaborate with shared folders
SugarSync keeps all your shared files up-to-date and in sync for powerful collaboration with your virtual team. With folder sharing, you can collaborate on projects by giving a person, or a group of people, access to a shared folder on your computer. No more wasting time emailing individual files and tracking the latest versions. Just send an email invitation to your clients, coworkers, or family members to join your folder.
Sync folders of information across teams
Folder members can sync a shared folder directly to their own computers. Any member of a shared folder can have their own copy of the folder on their own computer. Folder members can edit files locally. Updates are reflected for everyone as soon as the file is saved.
I've not tried this so you would need to investigate to see whether it suited your requirements.
There is also a new program, Cloud App, which makes sharing files simple: it runs as a background process and you just drag files to the menu bar icon. Storage is with Heroku and Amazon: it's free with a limit of 10 files per day, maximum 25MB per file, $45 per year for unlimited files, maximum 250MB per file.
Another possible option is YouSendIt. It provides the facility for you to upload files and send an email to a recipient telling them how to download it: and it's also possible with all but the free plan for others to upload a file for you. The free version allows you to send a maximum file size of 50MB with no upload by others: $9.99 per month gets you 2GB sized files in either direction, and there are upgraded plans.

File system management when sharing photos/music with other users in Mac OS

I'm a new convert from the Windows world. I'm trying to setup multiple accounts for each user within my household. However, I'd like us to all share the same set of folders for photos within iPhoto and music in iTunes. Is it best to just used the "shared" folder instead of keeping them in the standard home directory and trying to share those folders with other users? What is the best approach to this. I would imagine most people do this for managing their music if not photos as well. Just trying to learn best practice on the file system management before I copy over gigs of files from my old PC.
Thanks much,
champlir

champlir
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. This might help with iPhoto.
There are two ways to share, depending on what you mean by 'share'.
If you want the other user to be able to see the pics, but not add to, change or alter your library, then enable Sharing in your iPhoto (Preferences -> Sharing), leave iPhoto running and use Fast User Switching to open the other account. In that account, enable 'Look For Shared Libraries'. Your Library will appear in the other source pane.
Remember iPhoto must be running in both accounts for this to work.
If you want the other user to have the same access to the library as you: to be able to add, edit, organise, keyword etc. then:
Quit iPhoto in both accounts
Move the iPhoto Library Folder to an external HD set to ignore permissions. You could also use a Disk Image or even partition your Hard Disk.
In each account in turn: Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting dialogue, select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new library location. From that point on, this will be the default library location. Both accounts will have full access to the library, in fact, both accounts will 'own' it.
However, there is a catch with this system and it is a significant one. iPhoto is not a multi-user app., it does not have the code to negotiate two users simultaneously writing to the database, and trying will cause db corruption. So only one user at a time, and back up, back up back up.
Finally: If you’re comfortable in the Terminal, and understand File Permissions, ACL’s etc., some folks have reported success using the process outlined here . (Note this page refers to 10.4, but it should also work on 10.5). If you’re not comfortable with the terminal, and don’t know an ACL from the ACLU, then you’re best doing something else... Oh, and the warning about simultaneous users still applies.
Regards
TD

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