Chapter . Share Files among Users

If several users have accounts on the same Macintosh, it’s likely that they will want to share files among their accounts. One user will want another to check his report, or give pictures he received by email to other users, or all users may want to access common data such as digital music files or photos.

Note

Although I talk here about sharing files among users on the same Mac, I’m not talking about file sharing, which involves sharing and accessing files on two or more computers over a network. If none of these options seem sophisticated enough for your requirements, you may wish to look into file sharing and the various options it includes, such as dedicated file-sharing servers, FTP servers, and more. That’s ...

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