Apple 145 Sharing your own files, Giving folder ownership to someone else, How file sharing works

Giving folder ownership to someone else

You can give away ownership of any folder you own. Once you do so, however, the new owner can restrict your access to that folder. Make sure you have copies of any files you may need before you give ownership of a folder to someone else.

1.Connect to a shared disk.

2.Click a folder that you own to select it.

3.Choose Sharing from the File menu.

4.Type the name of a registered user or group in the box labeled Owner.

5.Close the Sharing window.

A message asks you to confirm that you want to change the owner of the folder.

6.Click OK.

The user or group that you named assumes ownership immediately.

Sharing your own files

You can share files stored on your computer with others on the network. For example, members of your work group can connect to your computer and open a file from their own computers. (They do not have to be using System 7.) Or, if you have both a desktop Macintosh and a PowerBook computer, you can transfer files from one computer to the other without using floppy disks.

You control what you share and with whom you share it:

mYou share only the items you specify.

mYou share only with the people you specify—one person, a group of people, or everyone on the network.

mYou can see everything on your own computer from another computer on the network.

How file sharing works

There are three steps to sharing a folder or disk:

1.turn on file sharing

2.select a folder or disk to share

3.decide whom to share it with

The folder or disk you share is not accessible to anyone but you until you choose whom to share it with.

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