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  1. rocketbuc

    Need Folder Sharing help!

    In our business, we use several MacBooks (Monterey and Sonoma) and a Mac mini (Ventura). We have set up a several folders on the Mac mini that should be shared with full read/ write access to all other computers to allow for file sharing and collaboration between the different devices...
  2. blackxacto

    Sharing iCloud Photo account w 2nd Mac

    19,1 iMac, Monterey 12.2.1 to 17,1 iMac w Mojave 10.14.6: I only have one Apple iCloud account. I have set up sharing on both devices, so I see the Monterey Photo Library when using the Mojave device. Why won’t Mojave Photo app use the Monterey Photo Library if sharing is turned on between both...
  3. blackxacto

    Have forgotten how to access my iMac from my 11” iPad Pro?

    19,1 iMac, macOS latest, 11” iPad Pro w iOS15.1, using same icloud account on both devices: I have file sharing and screen sharing ON on the iMac, but I have forgotten how access my music library or files on the iMac. Is there a setting in iOS15.1 that I have not turned on? Or have I forgotten...
  4. A

    Mac Pro 2009 & AirDrop....shows up, but won't work?

    I have a Mac Pro (Early 2009) flashed to 5,1 WITH this AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x87) card. When I look in the Finder I can see the AirDrop icon (the round concentric circles icon) but it doesn't say AirDrop next to it. When I click on it and open it, it does say AirDrop, but I can't connect...
  5. W

    Thumb drive and cloud

    I use an iMac Core i5 2.9 GHz running MacOS Sierra. Other family members use a MacBook Pro with a Core i5 also running Sierra. We frequently swap files between them using thumb drives. 99.99% of the time, this is a simple and reliable means of temporary transfer and storage. We usually swap...
  6. davehutch

    Trying to share a .zip file

    I've added the person's email address and when they click on the link to the zip file, their Mac asks them which program to use to open it. I've checked it on my Mac (although obviously I'm logged into iCloud so the result might be different) and it immediately starts to retrieve and unpack the...
  7. A

    See all iCloud-shared files?

    Hey all I would like to know a way to see all of my shared files via iCloud. I share some files via: Share -> Show People -> Share options -> Anyone with the link I would now like to be able to see all these files collected in some place. Perhaps through a smart folder or automator or other...
  8. Supersoberguy

    Mac Pro 4,1 Bootcamp/OSX Sharing Problems

    Hi, everyone. The situation is as follows: I have a Late 2013 iMac running 10.9.5 as a media server and sharing folders with music and films on it into the home network through one router. All of the "native" Windows machines "see" and log in into the shared folders of the iMac with no...