Questions tagged [file-sharing]
Refers to any method of transferring a file from one device to another, whether that be via FTP, share sheets, an attachment in an email, or Airdrop
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How to Monitor and Correlate File Upload/Download and Modification Events on macOS?
I want to know if there is any way to log events for every file upload, download, creation, modification (including create, edit, delete), and transfer/sharing on macOS — regardless of whether these ...
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Can't reach my Mac from my iPad Pro
I have a smb folder on my Mac mini. That is perfectly reachable from my MacBook Finder app but not from my iPad Pro Files app. I am completely puzzled. I use the same user/password from both devices ...
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Is there a way for "send a copy" to be the default behaviour when sending files in Messages?
What it says on the tin. I hate the delay in the file icon appearing in the message field because it's preparing a version the sender and recipient(s) can collaborate on, and I hate having to manually ...
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Copying certain files from Mac to file server hangs with Finder via AFP, succeeds via SMB. How to make Finder + AFP succeed?
I am having a problem copying certain directories and files from my Mac to my family file server via AFP. When I attempt to copy them by dragging them from a Finder window on my Mac to the ...
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How to ensure newly created files on network drive are read-write for everyone?
How to ensure newly created files on network drive are read-write for everyone?
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When a user creates a document/file on the network server volume at /users/shared/"M C"/, the ...
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What exactly is the concept that macOS calls "Windows sharing/Windows File Sharing"?
The file sharing dialog has confused me in every version of macOS I've used so far (Mojave, Ventura, Sonoma...) and I would like to understand the situation better.
In advanced sharing settings (...
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Share specific folder between macOS and Linux
Using macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 on MacBook Air M1, I want to share a specific folder with my Linux desktop (Linux Mint 22).
I have enabled file sharing in macOS and I've set the password for a specific user:...
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Is there a way to use a second Mac with its own OS to transfer elements and windows back and forth easily?
I have a newer Mac (MacBook Pro 2019) and an older one (iMac 2011).
For many reasons having to do with the fact that neither computer is compatible with the entirety of my software and devices, I ...
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kdeconnect-indicator not working on macos 14.6.1 macbook pro m3
The app starts up, and the kdeconnect-indicator icon shows up on the menubar. On clicking configure, I see in the device name field -
macos The name org.kde.kdeconnect was not provided by any service ....
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How to share a folder stored on an external USB drive?
I am struggling to get share a folder that is stored on a USB drive connected to my 2019 Mac running Sonoma 14.5.
I have added the folder via System Settings > General > File Sharing > i and ...
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Image size in bytes increases two times after export
This question appears in the process of investigation bug report on MSE.
I created a screenshot on iPad by swiping from the left bottom corner and saved it in photo section.
iPad says that the image ...
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TimeMachine Share between MacMini & MacBook
I have an external SSD plugged into a mac mini, this drive is used solely for TimeMachine backups. I'd like to also use this drive for backing up my MacBook.
I've done lots of testing & searching, ...
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Sonoma smb file share icon is a question mark
I have a machine on my LAN running Sonoma 14.2. It shows up as a share another desktop running 10.14 as a question mark ("?") icon.
I resolved a similar issue with a Linux server by adding ...
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Why can’t Mac compress files faster than ~60MB/sec or so?
It seems like this has remained relatively constant over the last 5+ years or at least as long as I have been paying attention. Files on an internal SSD can be copied to other drives much faster… ...
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Unable to select Sharing Only user when setting up file sharing
I have this weird issue on Sonoma where after creating a sharing-only user I'm unable to select it under Windows File Sharing. Instead I only see an entry for my main account (+ other Standard/Admin ...
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