Chapter 16
Sharing Your Mac with Others
IN THIS CHAPTER
Comprehending networks and file sharing
Setting up file sharing
Understanding access and permissions
Connecting to a shared disk or folder remotely
Changing your password
Resetting the password for another account
Configuring other types of sharing
Have you ever wanted to grab a file from your Mac while you were halfway around the world, around the corner, or in the next room? If so, rest assured that there’s nothing scary or complicated about sharing files, folders, and disks — even printers — among computers as long as the computers are Macs. And even if some of the computers are running Windows, macOS makes the sharing as painless as possible.
Your Mac includes everything that you need to share files and printers, except the ...