Chapter 16

Sharing Your Mac and Liking It

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Comprehending networks and file sharing

Bullet Setting up file sharing

Bullet Finding out about users

Bullet Understanding access and permissions

Bullet Sharing files, folders, and disks with other users

Bullet Sharing remotely

Bullet Changing your password

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 printers and the cables (and ...

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