Using this method of creating shared folders also allows you to share data between older versions of Windows like XP and Vista with newer versions and also between Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. If you want to do it the other way around, read my post on accessing a Windows shared folder from a Mac running OS X. It’s pretty straightforward and something most people should be able to do. This means it’s now very simple for a Mac to access a Windows shared folder and vice versa.įirst, you can read my detailed tutorial on accessing a Mac shared folder from a Windows PC. Well, it’s still pretty easy because both Apple and Microsoft have been supporting each other’s operating systems over the last several years. Now let’s say you need to share files between a PC and a Mac, what do you have to do? It’s the simplest way and it works really well. If you have any other problems connecting a Windows computer to a homegroup, read my troubleshooting homegroups in Windows post. If you’re running Windows 8, read my post on how to join a Windows 8 machine to a Windows 7 homegroup. Note that the procedure is exactly the same in Windows 8 and Windows 10. To get started, first read my post on setting up a Homegroup in Windows 7.
If you are, I will still explain methods you can use to share between all versions of Windows. Hopefully, you’re not running Windows XP or Windows Vista because homegroups don’t work with those operating systems. If you’re trying to share data between only Windows computers, Microsoft has finally made things easier with the introduction of homegroups in Windows 7. Let’s first talk about local data transfers. However, if you’re stuck with AT&T and have a miserable 1.5 Mbps upload speed (which I had in the past), it’ll take a long time to upload a few gigabytes of data.
If you have Verizon FIOS with a 75 Mbps upload/download connection (which I have now), then transferring large amounts of data to a remote computer will also be fast. When copying files outside of your LAN (local area network), you are limited by your Internet speed. This is the best way to transfer a large amount of data to another computer quickly. If you need to copy some files to another computer on your local network, it will be much faster because you’ll either be using Ethernet or Wi-Fi to perform the transfer. When it comes to sharing files between computers, you can break it down into two types: local sharing or remote sharing.
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