Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
Set up SMB file sharing on Mac
You can use the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol to share files on your Mac.
Turn on SMB file sharing
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar, then click Sharing. (You may need to scroll down.)Below Content & Media, click
next to File Sharing.Turn on File Sharing.
Click Options, then turn on “Share files and folders using SMB”.
If you’re sharing files with Windows computers, below Windows File Sharing, select the On tickbox for each user that needs to share files with a Windows computer, then enter the password for each user’s account.
Click Done.
Turn off SMB file sharing
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Below Content & Media, click
next to File Sharing.Click Options, then turn off “Share files and folders using SMB”.
Below Windows File Sharing, deselect any tickboxes that are selected.
Click Done.
Because passwords for some Windows users may be stored less securely, it’s a good idea to deselect the On tickbox next to each account when it’s not in use. Do this before you turn off file sharing on your Mac. Otherwise, the password is still active and stored in a less secure manner.