Of course there are many people wondering how to access another computer from mac in order to access some important folders or files from work for example.
In this tutorial we explain how to access another computer from Mac in case the other computer runs the same operating system.
In the next words we will simplify the two methods so that you can access any folders from any other computer that runs Mac all over the world. But you must take in consideration that you will edit your user privilege on the network using your network administrator’s profile, username, and password and this for other Macs.
As for Windows; you must know the administrator’s profile information plus the Windows workgroup’s name which contain folders you want to access.
How to access another computer from mac “on mac”
To access another mac device from your mac, as we said that you will edit your user privilege on the network. Follow the next steps.
1- Login to your mac using your network’s username and password.
2- From apple menu choose System Preference to enable file-sharing.
3- Select Sharing option.
4- Select the folder or file that you want to access from you mac.
5- Click on “Plus” button to extract the Shared folders and find the one you want to access. If you want specific file you can find it via Finder from the desktop.
6- You can find the information about of the file via Get Info and place a check mark beside Shared-folder.
7- From the user list select your mac username in order to access to the folders you want.
8- Edit your privileges. Locate the status of privilege next to your username and select the arrow to change your status if it’s desired. (It’s “Read only” by default for each user until you edit it).
9- Enable the Apple Filling Protocol “AFP”, from Option button select “Share folders and files using AFP”.
By this method you can access another computer from mac easily in case of you want to access specific folders or files on another mac device.
You can use VPN in order to play the same role if you want.
Read these previews of best VPN for mac so that you can access another computer from mac.
