Questions tagged [sharing]
Allowing information to be used by more than one user
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How can I prevent an admin user account from accessing file sharing on Mac, but still allow other users?
The latest Mac login and lock screens enforce failed password attempt and rate limits. However, as far as I can tell, Apple's File Sharing via SMB does not. That leads to a brute-force attack surface ...
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Unable to access macOS 15 Sequoia SMB shares from Windows 10
I've tried accessing my macOS 15.3 SMB shares from Windows 10 without success. "Windows sharing" is enabled in macOS.
I get a login prompt but it says the credentials are wrong every time. I ...
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Move shared note to shared folder with same people in Apple Notes
In Apple Notes, is it possible to move a note that is shared with a group of users into a folder shared with the same group?
I cannot seem to do it, but the UI isn't explicit about why it is failing. ...
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Storage quota in iCloud Drive shared folders
Suppose user A creates a folder in iCloud Drive, and shares this folder with user B (with edit access).
Do the contents of this folder count towards the iCloud storage quota of user A alone ? Or do ...
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CUPS printer sharing failing with check_quotas: UUID lookup failed for user
On a new M4 Mini with Sequoia 15.2 (24C101) I'm trying to share a USB printer. But unless the computer has a user account with a username matching the username from the incoming request, CUPS rejects ...
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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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I get an "IPP client-error-not-authorized" error when I print to a printer connected to my iMac from Linux
I installed a Mac on my home network. I have an HP Laserjet 553 printer that I use to print to from Windows and Linux (Fedora). The printer is shared on the Mac and works fine when printing directly ...
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httpd and nfsd can not read usb external storage
Mac mini m4, macOS Sequoia
apache httpd webdav
nfs
Both httpd and nfsd work well when I share a directory on internal storage like /Users/abc/share.
When I share a directory on usb external storage ...
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how to change private IPV4 network used for network sharing?
I know how to share internet connection.
Now, when sharing internet connection, macos creates a private network, say 192.168.2.0/24 for IPV4, to be used by the machines that I share my internet access ...
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How to transfer plain text from Mac to iPhone?
I want to send plain text from my MacBook to iPhones.
I can't get AirDrop to work; I've tried selecting the text, right-clicking it, and clicking "Share" but AirDrop doesn't show up in the ...
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Can I remove my neighbor from showing up in the AirDrop options on MacOS Sonoma
I want to keep the "MacOS Sonoma" in the title because there are hundreds of obsolete Q&A pages or pages about the iOS version of this issue floating around the internet which I have ...
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Your internet connection cannot be shared because it is protected by 802.1X
(I am a non-tech person, so apologies for my seeming simplistic language.)
My MacBook Air (M1) (Sonoma 14.5) is connected to my university LAN network. I wanted to share the internet by following ...
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Can my boss share Cloud account contacts with me?
I am an Executive Assistant, and I wish to add new contacts to my bosses iCloud account. How does he add me to his contacts as an editor/creator? Is it possible?
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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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Remove shared NAS drive from MacBook Air
I set up a share on to a NAS on our home LAN on my wife's MacBook Air using the admin account of the NAS. This gives her access to every folder on the NAS as this screenshot shows:
I just want her ...
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