File Sharing Setting on Mac OS X to Windows 7 – Are you curious on how to share files between Mac OS X and Windows PC easily? Well, indeed you’ll need to setup several things to enable file sharing from Mac to Windows PC. Read on..
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How to Enable File Sharing on Mac OS X
Step 1. Launch System Preferences app >> click on [Sharing] >> Enable file sharing by check-marking the “File Sharing” option
Step 2. Once File Sharing is turned on >> select it >> click on the [Options..] button >> click the check box next to “Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)” >> click on the checkbox next to the user accounts you want to share or access from Windows (you might need to answer the password) >> click on [Done]
Sharing Files from Mac to Windows
Step 1. On your Mac launch System Preferences app again >> click on [Sharing] >> take note of your Macs IP address. Your IP is displayed right after afp://
Step 2. On your Windows PC/laptop click on Start menu >> choose [Run] >> now type in your Mac’s IP Address in the Run box in format like this “\\192.168.1.9\” (without quote and replace that numbers with your own IP >> then click [OK]
Step 3. You’ll be asked to enter your shared Mac OS X users login and password followed by clicking [OK].
Step 4. A new folder synced to shared directory on your Mac will appear on your Windows. You can access your Mac files there then download it to your Windows machine.
Those steps may also work flawlessly on Mac OS X 10.7.x Lion or 10.6.8 (perhaps OS X 10.6.9) Snow Leopard and Windows 7, XP, and Vista.
[via OSXDaily]
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