It appears that there are some issues with file sharing between Mac OS X and Windows Vista systems. Several users are reporting problems with seeing shared files in both directions via Samba (SMB) ...

Entering server names manually We previously noted that entering the desired server's IP address in the "Connect to Server" window usually allows access to machines that do not show up in Network ...

Back in 2004, I covered AFS Monitor, a program that helped you keep track of who’s connected to your Mac via File Sharing. It was a useful utility, especially since, unlike Mac OS 9, OS X doesn’t ...

Apple was the first computer company to make networked file sharing easy. Decades after introducing that feature on the Mac, it’s less important in an era of cloud storage. Unless you’re on a ...

Apple has officially deprecated the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) client in the latest update for Mac computers, and the feature will be “removed in a future version of macOS.” The change will break ...

There is some media on a ntfs drive on my windows desktop that I am trying to transfer over to my mac's external apfs nvme ssd drive. Is using using windows samba sharing service secure enough to ...