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Open up the Network in your Windows machine and you should find your Mac’s computer name in the list. Make a note of the Computer Name of your Mac installation as found on the Sharing screen. Make sure you click the checkbox for the Account as shown in the image below. Open the MAC machine and click on the Apple icon in the top left of your screen then click on System Preferences.Ĭlick on Sharing then click the checkbox for File Sharing.Ĭlick on Options and check the checkbox for Share Files and folders using SMB (Windows). If you would like to share a folder on a Mac to the PC then use the following steps to set it up.
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If you want to share more folders with your Mac machine just repeat the steps at the beginning of this guide when you shared your first folder. If you shared other folders they might also display. Click on the shared folder and you should see the folder that you shared. Once connected Finder should open allowing you to click on the new share.
#Access mac samba share from windows password
Enter in the username for the computer and the password then click OK. You might be prompted for a username / password for the computer you are connecting to on the network. Click on Connect to Server and enter in the share link formatted as follows – smb://Carl/Shared from Win8 Go back to Mac and click off of any open windows and click on Go from the top menu bar. A confirmation will be displayed along with the share link displayed below is: \\CARL\Shared from Win8 Click on the Sharing tab and click on the Share… button then click Share. Right click on the folder and click on Properties. If you would like to share a folder on a PC to a Mac then use the following steps to set it up.Ĭreate a folder or find a folder you want to share in Windows.