How to share a folder under Mac OS X

Official instructions

Step by step

  1. Go to your computer
  2. Open: System Preferences
  3. Select: Sharing
  4. Check "File Sharing" (if not already checked)
  5. Click + (plus) sign under the "Shared Folders" list
  6. Choose the folder with your videos
  7. Make sure that "Users" list includes the account with access to that folder
  8. Alternatively, it is recommended to add "Everyone" to the "Users" list
  9. Under "File Sharing: on" click "Options..." button
  10. Check the account that you've just added.
  11. Take note of that username, YOU WILL NEED IT later on.
  12. Find the "username" of your account (the one listed in the "Users" list)
  13. Open a Finder window and look for the house icon in the sidebar.
  14. Find the house icon identifing your home folder.
  15. The needed username is the same name as your home folder name.
  16. If you don’t see the house icon, choose Finder > Preferences, click Sidebar, then select your home folder under Favorites.
  17. You will need the username later on when you will be selecting the videos.

 

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