So I’m leaving that behind as an option as well.Ī better trick would be to actually install Samba 3.0, after all it’s freely available, and should run on a Mac. With NFS I have zero experience, and Windows users would need a special client application for that (requires a Windows Enterprise edition), if even available. The main problems with AFP, an Apple product, would be that even Apple is abandoning it, and you can’t simply browse for a share in for example Kodi/XBMC.

One trick would be using another type of connection, like AFP or NFS. I’m not even going to start about the fact that it can no longer index network shares … but that’s another problm for another day … Mac OS X SMB Fix solution: SMBUp So much for the “user experience” I’ve come used to with Apple products. The Apple instructions are simple, but simply do not work, or work only on occasion. The biggest problem I’ve run into, is that it seems impossible to simply share a directory or drive on your Mac with other devices – like for example Windows computers, certain Android devices, etc. If you did, how did it work out for you? Also, if there are other built-in methods that allow users to share files between Mac and PC, feel free to let us know about them in the comments section below.Well, to be honest I’m not quite sure … for now I’ll blame Apple, either for no longer using Samba 3.0 or for creating a crappy implementation on their own and doing (seemingly) zero effort to fix issues with their implementation. We would like to know how you share files between Mac and PC, and if you have ever used the built-in options for file sharing. This method of sharing files between your Mac and PC means that both your devices will see a live file system of the other device, meaning that the changes you make to one device will be visible on the other device as well. Also, since this uses WiFi, your file transfers will be quite fast. And wireless connections are better than having to manage a lot of cables, or constantly connecting and disconnecting external storage devices in order to transfer files. You can now easily share files between Mac and PC, and this definitely comes in handy if you use both the operating systems on a regular basis. SEE ALSO: 7 Best Ways to Share Files Between iPhone, iPad and Mac Wirelessly Share Files Between Mac and PC

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