Os X For Windows 8.1
If you have installed Apple’s latest OS X Mavericks on your Mac and on the other side have a PC running Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system, and now want to share OS X Mavericks files with Windows 8.1 then you are at the right place to find the help. Here we’ve compiled step by step instructions that can enable file sharing between OS X Mavericks and Windows 8.1. So, continue after the break to get access to the whole article to build a connection between computer running OS X Mavericks and a PC running Windows 8.1 to share files.
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Requirements
- Make sure both your Mac and PC are on same Wireless or LAN network.
- This guide is written for Windows 8 and OS X Mavericks 10.9.
Let’s talk about the steps to enable file sharing between PC (Windows 8.1) and Mac (OS X Mavericks)…
Enable File Sharing Between OS X Mavericks and Windows 8.1
Note: Steps are same for both Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.
First do the following steps on Mac OS X Mavericks. Create a new user for file sharing purpose.
Step-1
Press cmd+space keys from keyboard and type users & Groups in Spotlight
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Click on Apple menu and select System Preference > Sharing icon.
Select “Users & Groups” in search results.
Step-2
Click on this lock icon, enter admin password.
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Step-3
Click on + sign to add a new user.
Fill the form with the details as shown below then click Create User button.
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Setup file sharing
Step-4
Now we are going to enable file sharing option in OS X Mavericks so we can access folders from Windows 8.1.
Press cmd+space keys from keyboard and type file sharing in Spotlight
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Click on Apple menu and select System Preference > Sharing icon.
Select “File Sharing” in results
Step-5
On sharing window select the File Sharing check-box, an IP address will be assigned. Note down this IP address.
Step-6
Run the following command to install it: sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-toolAfter completing installation log out of the device and then login as GNOME-shell session. Mac os x theme for kde.
Click on Options.. button, click on Share file using SMB check-box and then select username (that created in first steps), enter user password and click OK and Done buttons.
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Step-7
Click on “+” icon under “Shared folders” section and select a OS X folder that you want to share with Windows 8.1.
Note: You should remove all unwanted folders from this sharing list, because all folders that are listed in this section will be available to user on PC after sharing.
Step-8
Click on + icon under Users section and select the user windows8 that we have created in first steps. After selecting user, set folder permissions for the user to Read & Write as shown below.
All done on Mac, now close this window and go to your PC.
Steps on Windows 8.1
Following steps you need to do on Windows 8 to access OS X shared files.
Press Windows+R keys from keyboard and type the IP address of your Mac that your note down in step-5 and hit enter.
Windows will ask for the username and password Type the username and password that we have created in step-3.
After entering correct username and password your will see the folders that you have share with Windows.
After completing the file sharing purpose, remember to disable sharing especially when shared with any other person. That’s it! You have successfully shared files between OS X Mavericks and Windows 8.1.
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