How to share folder on LAN(Local area network) network
Here’s how to share a folder on your Windows machine:
1. Right-click on the folder you want to share.
2. Select Give Access to -- Specific people.
3. From there, you can choose specific users and their permission level (whether they can read-only or read/write). After making your selection, click Share.
4. If a user doesn’t appear on the list, type their name into the taskbar and hit Add. You can also share with Everyone.
5. Click Share.
Sharing a folder on Mac OS X isn’t quite as straightforward as it is with Windows, but it’s still pretty easy to do. Here’s how:
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Open System Preferences (click the icon in your Dock or the Apple menu at the top left corner of your screen).
From the System Preferences panel, choose Sharing.
2. Find the File Sharing option in the far left box of your menu window. Toggle the checkbox on.
3. Two boxes will appear to the right. The left box will list shared folders, and the right box will list the users that can access them. To add a folder, click the + sign underneath the Shared Folders box. Select the folder you want and press Add.
4. This folder is now shared, but you’ll also want to check which users can access this folder over the network and what they can do. For example, if you want them to be able to only read the files in the folder but not make any changes, you would choose the “Read Only” option (click the arrows to the right to switch permissions). Whatever you choose, this folder will now be shared across the local network.