Sharing folders between accounts

How do I share a folder between accounts in the same iMac without having to move the original folders to public folders or without having to connect via AFP/SMB? I want another user to log in to his account and being able to see a shared folder in his desktop.

FIrstly create a folder in the root of you hard drive (generally Macintosh HD is the name of the system drive so you would double click on Macintosh HD then hold control on your keyboard and click within the White space in the window and you should see the option to create a new folder once you select new folder give it a name I would call it share but the name can be anything) once that's done again hold control on the keyboard then click on your new folder and you should see the option for get info click on that and than click on the arrow next to sharing and permissions and then click on the padlock and enter your admin password to unlock it after that click the plus button and add the users you want the folder shared with and then make sure each user has read write permission and then click on the aarow pointing down and select apply to enclosed items and that should be it ( you don't have to place the new folder in the root of the hard drive but if you place it anywhere within your home folder it will most likely cause issues somewhere down the line) the other option you have is to section off a part of your hard drive to use for data using a process called partitioning but i would recommend just to create a folder as partitioning can have undesirable results such as data loss and issues booting your Mac hope this helps

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Sharing Folders Between Accounts - Advice Needed

Looking for advice. I am running 10.5.2 on a MacPro and have several people on my network logging in to a Standard User Account.
These users need to read and write files in the Documents folder but I do not want them to have the ability to delete or move to the trash.
If I create the Files and Folders in the Admin Account and then share them to the Standard Account, would this accomplish what I need to do?
I know that in any User Account you can not prohibit people from deleting (both in Admin and Standard).
Any ideas here or would we need 10.5 Server to prohibit deletion?
Thanks

You can do this by adding an ACE to your Documents folder as follows.
run this in terminal:
*chmod +a "username deny delete_child" ~/Documents*
This command will prohibit user username from deleteing anything in your Documents folder. You can use group name instead of the user name.
For example
*chmod +a "admin deny delete_child" ~/Documents*
or simply say
*chmod +a "everyone deny delete_child" ~/Documents*
which will require an admin password to delete anything from ~/Documents for everyone (including yourself).
You can make this command recursive by adding -R option:
*chmod +a -R "username deny delete_child" ~/Documents*
However, if afterwards someone creates a new directory in ~/Documents, files from that directory will be deletable unless you run the command again.
There might be an ACE which will protect all future subdirectories but I can't figure it out.

Sharing folders between MacBook Pro and workgroup in windows 7

In September 2013 I was able to share folders between a MacBook Pro and 2 Windows 7 computers where all 3 computers belonged to the same workgroup.
Leelannee Cochran (at that time an Apple Level 3 support person) was satisfied with how I did it and I understood her to say that it would be "memorialized" by Apple.
I had a lightening incident where my cable modem was fried and had to be replaced. Now, I am not able to share the files in the MacBook Pro
Would someone tell me how to share files - unfortunately, I had not kept the notes

Thank you Team ZigZag
I have had 3 different vendors where I had to go to "higher" level support. The most recent occasion was with my router where I overheard the "supervisor" tell the 1st level tech support person "there is no way that the router will work with a workgroup.
I pleaded that it had done so before I had to replace my cable modem. Finally, I was able to share files between two windows 7 computers in the same workgroup and wrote to the manufacturer that I had done so, the reply was that they
are not responsible for 3rd party vendors!
As I mentioned, I was able to work my way to Leelannee Cochran who was a 3rd level support person at Apple, and she too was, initially, very skeptical and when I succeeded she offered to memorialize what I had done. I had to use my methods to
re-establish the MacBook on several occasions as a "sharing" member of the workgroup. I probably have lost my nerve and therefore am unable to recall exactly what I did
I found that a third vendor, despite the claim that their product would work with Mac OS the higher level support person was using me as a "resource" but my problem was that my computer kept crashing!
Trust me, frontline (1st Level) tech support are normally very competent but it is not easy to reach higher level tech support persons when their expertise runs out and are reluctant to call for higher level support!
I have had similar nightmares with support and that why I volunteer here and elsewhere. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemies. I have found persistence is the key. I have, in the middle of a level 1 call where they said there was nothing
they could do and there was no supervisor aound, hung up and immediately redialed and wonder of wonder got the supervisor within 5 mins.
Good Sleuthing on your part
Wanikiya and Dyami--Team Zigzag

Shared folders on accounts

I am looking for a good way to list accounts in our GroupWise system that has shared folders under it. We have allot of accounts that are no longer around and want to remove them, but first want to make sure there aren't shared folders tied to them. Once I can list out the accounts that have shared folders, we can decide if they still used or not and go from there. Looking for suggestions on best way to attack this issue.

Originally Posted by jlewter
I am looking for a good way to list accounts in our GroupWise system that has shared folders under it. We have allot of accounts that are no longer around and want to remove them, but first want to make sure there aren't shared folders tied to them. Once I can list out the accounts that have shared folders, we can decide if they still used or not and go from there. Looking for suggestions on best way to attack this issue.
This can be done with the GroupWise object API and VBScript. This code when run using cscript.exe will list the shared and with which they are shared for the currently logged in GroupWise account. I have not tested this using GroupWise 2012 but it works well with GroupWise 8.x.
listFolders.vbs
option explicit
dim GWApplication
dim GWAccount
set GWApplication = CreateObject("NovellGroupwareSession")
set GWAccount = GWApplication.Login()
WalkFolders GWAccount.RootFolder, ""
set GWAccount = Nothing
sub WalkFolders (Folder, PathName)
dim i
if Folder.Folders.Count > 0 then
for i = 1 to Folder.Folders.Count
wscript.echo PathName & "/" & Folder.Folders.Item(i).name
walkFolders Folder.Folders.Item(i), PathName & "/" & Folder.Folders.Item(i).namenextend if
end sub
The output is comma separated value and can be redirected into a file which can be imported into a spreadsheet or database for analysis and reporting.
Iterating through multiple users is done using a trusted application key and the multilogin method. If there is interest I can post sample code.

I have 2 Macs, connected to the same Wifi network. But sometimes, the shared computers does not appear on the left hand menu of the toolbar for me to access shared folders between the computers. Am I doing something wrong?

I recently bought a MacBook Air for work. Whilst at home, both my Macbooks are connected to the same Wifi network. Sometimes, the 2 Macbooks are connected and I can access the shared folders, which is great. However, every now and again, the connection seems to be lost. Is there something I need to set up so that every time both Macbooks are switched on and connected to my Wifi, it will automatically be linked?
Any help is much appreciated!

I have found with AppleTV that it is the IPV6 on the computer you want to access is the problem. The issue is that Homegroup on Win 7 or Win 8 requires IPV6 to work, but AppleTV won't work with IPV6. (So maybe double check you have IPV6 turned off)
So you have to make a choice - Homegroup or AppleTV.... but you can't have both, until Apple brings ATV up to date. (crazy that it does not recognise IPV6 - c'mon Apple!)
You can set up sharing individually in Win 7 or 8 and have the ATV access files that way.
Having said that, there is always the exception.. I have an old HP home server running Win8 and it services ATV - but is part of the Homegroup... have no idea why it works on both, but no other machine on the home network will talk to both ATV and Homegroup at the same time!

Share folders between accounts

I'd like someone with an account on my computer to be able to share my itunes music folders ( or some of them, if possible). How would I give a new account access to folders created on my admin account?

Hi William,
The easiest way is to go to iTunes>Preferences>Sharing tab, there you can share your whole Library or just certain Playlists.

Sharing files between Accounts?

Hi,
Just bought a MBP and setting it up. Myself and my partner will be using it, so i've set up accounts for the both of us (both as administrators). So i copied my itunes tracks over and loaded office for mac - all good so far. But when i go into my partners account - nothing is there. No itunes tracks and no office? Do i need to load each account with the source data or files? Is there no way of sharing between the two from the harddrive itself?
Cheers!

Congratulations on your purchase!
Let's tackle the easier of the two: Office. There's two places where you can put applications and I believe you placed Office in your User's Applications folder (hard drive>users>username>applications). In order for the program to be accessed by everyone, it needs to be placed: hard drive>applications.
For iTunes music, it has to be also placed in a neutral territory. My suggestion is to place here: hard drive>users>shared. Now you have to go to the iTunes preference panel and redirect where your music library is. When you open up the preference panel, click on Advanced and change the iTunes Music folder location. Both of you will have access to the files but your playlists will be different based on what you choose. Some files may appear to be missing but again that's because of your individual playlists, etc.
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Sharing Folder between accounts

I have two users (two separate accounts) on my machine, both with admin privileges. How can we share a certain folder so all can access it? For example, if user A creates a word document in his account A, he'd like to drop it into a folder still under account A, and when user B logs into his own account (B), he can access the shared folder and word document created by A.
We tried using the Public Folder and Drop Box inside, but when A drags the word doc to his Drop Box, it doesn't appear in the account B Drop Box.
How to share work across user accounts? TIA!

The /User/Shared folder contains (read/write) files shared between all users, and a user's ~/Public folder contains (read only) files that they want to share with others. The ~/Public/Drop Box is used to pass files between users - for example, user A drops a file on the drop box of user B.

Sharing calendars between accounts on the same computer.

Is there a way to share and automatically update a calender between user accounts on the same computer with out publishing it to the web?

A quick update: with the December 31, 2007 release of BusySync version 1.5, users can now additionally synchronize iCal calendars outside of their existing subnet using procedures which are outlined here.
In addition, Mark/Space has announced that a Mac OS X 10.5 and later update will he forthcoming for SyncTogether, which is not currently compatible with that OS release. A public beta of the updated application will be available here on or before January 31, 2008.

Sharing itunes between accounts.

Hi there, first time discussions user here.
I have my iphone synced with itunes no problem, I now wish to sync my wife's iphone, so have set up her own account on our mac,up until now she's just used mine, so that she can have all her own settings, mail, addresses etc.
Problem is, when we open her itunes it's completely empty. Do I have to reload all the albums she wants again , or is there a way to share/transfer the itunes content, without her getting all my address book, safari bookmarks etc?
Thanks.

Hi Chris,
The itunes window is blank. If I open the shared folder, where the music is now & double-click on a track, that track starts to play immediately & it also then appears in the itunes window, but only that track. click on another track from the shared folder, same thing happens, now there are 2 tracks visible in itunes window, etc.
Does that make sense? I've tried quitting itunes & restarting, but no luck.

Sharing Iphoto between accounts on a single macbook

My wife and I share a MacBook and it is set up so that we each have our own account. I set up Iphoto on my account as I primarily do the photo work for our family. How would you go about setting up Iphoto on my wife's account so that it could share the photo library that is in my account? For space reasons I don't want to duplicate the library. Is there a simple way to do this?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Using iPhoto 6
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.
Any user can drag a pic from the Shared Library to their own in the iPhoto Window.
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. The problem here is that OS X works very hard to keep your data safe and secure from the other users. You're trying to beat what's built in to the system. So, to beat the system
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.
Lastly: This method seems a little clunky at first, but works very well. Most importantly, it uses the System to do the job for you.
Create a new Account on your Mac, call it Media. Create an iPhoto Library there. (BTW: This will work for iTunes too.)
Enable Sharing on the Library:(Preferences -> Sharing), leave iPhoto running and use Fast User Switching to open the other accounts. In those accounts, enable 'Look For Shared Libraries'. The Library will appear in the other source pane.
This means that both users will be able to see the pics. If you want to use a pic then simply drag it from the shared Library to your own in the iPhoto Window. This means that each user can have their own edits.
If you want to add photos to the Library: Log into the Media account for that purpose.
To make it all seamless: Set your Mac to log into the Media Account automatically. Set iPhoto to launch on log-in. Then switch to your own account using Fast User Switching.
Net result: a Library that's permanently available to all users but also protected. Each user can have their own versions of the pics if they want.
No partitioning, no permissions issues. Uses no extra disk space. What's not to like?
Regards
TD

Shared Folders - User Accounts

HELP! I was having some problems with some software so Apple support had me create a new User profile (testing) and put my files into a shared folder. I signed on with the new User account (testing) and the software worked. But then I realized that I didn't have permissions for some of my files in the Shared folder. So I deleted the Testing user account. I signed back in as myself (administrator) account, but now my files are gone. Is there any way to get them back?

Do you have backups?

I would like to share some folders between accounts on the same iMac ( Lion OS X).

Several users having their own account on the same iMac, would like to share a same folder for their common work ?
How can I handle this without using an external server file ?

You can set the permissions to allow anyone to modify each file.
Select the file, press cmd-i on the keyboard, scroll down to the bottom of the dialogue and click the padlock.
Enter your admin password, then change all the permissions to allow read and write.
You could also do the same thing with the Shared folder itself which should allow everyone to modify any file placed in the folder. Select the shared folder, and repeat the procedure above. Then, next to the padlock you should see a 'cog' icon with a drop down menu. Click the menu and choose 'apply to enclosed items' and 'OK' when the warning dialogue ('Are you sure? You cannot undo this action') comes up.

Sharing iTunes between accounts on a single Mac

Hi
I had this working a while back... but (I can only think it's since I upgraded to iTunes 8) this has now stopped working...
1. I have moved my iTunes Music folder to /users/shared...
2. I go into iTunes preferences and change the location of the Music Library...
3. Restart iTunes...
4. Then I go into iTunes and it works - it's reading songs and movies from the shared location fine...
When I login as a different user (any admin user), repeat steps 2 and 3 and nothing - the library is empty when it's restarted
I also tried this hack from another site around 18 months ago...
http://www.macworld.com/article/5857...eslibrary.html
The instructions are pretty much the same, although this involves creating aliases of the iTunes music library.xml file - but didn't seem to make any difference to the outcome
Anyone got any ideas please?
thanks!

did you check
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203
(see the last part, about accessing files)
Telly

Sharing music between accounts

I have two separate itunes accounts, each on separate computers, two separate itunes id's. My iphone is synced with one account. Can I transfer music from the other account to my iphone?

"Can I transfer music from the other account to my iphone?"
No.
AS provided, iphone can sync to one computer/library at a time.

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