If you have an AirPort Extreme base station or Time Capsule, you can set it up as a shared disk for easy file transfers. ![]() Copy any files you want to that disk-you may want to make folders for different users, if you have several-and others can get the files whenever they want their computers don’t have to be on at the same time as they do with file sharing. Set this up as a shared disk in the AirPort Utility (in your /Applications/Utilities folder), and you’ll be able to see it in the Shared section of the Finder sidebar. If you have an AirPort Extreme base station, or Apple’s Time Capsule, you can connect a hard disk to the devices’ USB ports. When File Sharing is turned on, you can drop files into a Mac’s Public Folder. There’s no size limit, but for really big files, copy time will depend on how fast your network is. Now you can put files in the Drop Box folder inside a user’s Public folder. Click on the computer’s name, enter a user name and password (if you have accounts on both Macs), or connect as a guest. When you open a Finder window on either Mac, the other should now appear in the Shared section of the Finder sidebar. ![]() ![]() On both Macs, open System Preferences, select Sharing, and then enable File Sharing.
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