If you're watching this past 2020 there is no Sharing options at 1:50. It is updated to "Network for sharing centre" then "change advanced sharing settings" To get to 1:55
I just want to say that this was an amazing tutorial! Straight to the point and not a history lesson on how the wheel was built. I have spent almost two hours trying to get my computers to share. Went on youtube, typed in what I wanted, and your video was the first one to pop up. The only problem I had was the password part. I didn't realize it would be my Microsoft Account password. I kept using my laptop password. Someone had commented on another comment below about it and that is how I found out. I hope the next computer problem I come across you will have the answer. I am subscribing now. Thanks again for a great video!
I couldn't agree more with Sharon. I was trying to use google drive and other methods and this was so much easier. Thank you so so much. Major live saver! :)
For those who are having issues with the username and password it is due to the fact that windows has changed the way things work as far as your actual windows license and what account info it is tied to. It would not accept my PC's log in username and pin. It wanted my actual Microsoft email and password and it then worked perfectly. Since windows is tied to your account in many cases now, this may be what is hindering you.
After spending HOURS... trying to make it with USB, or drop box... YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE. Ok... it's a bit too much... but you saved my precious time! Thank you so much!!!
This worked like a wonder! Thank you so much. For anyone reading this: the password requested is not your Windows PIN but your Microsoft account password.
Works like a charm. Don't forget that the username and password is for windows computer, so if you don't have a password setup on your windows computer it wouldn't work. Thank you very much
I can't thank you enough for this tutorial. It was so easy even I could do it. I was beginning to get worried about my old pc and loosing all the pictures I have on it..but this made life so much easier and because I have so many pictures to move it does take a while. Thanks again.
Thank you! I just busted out a 15 year old hard drive formatted for mac that I wanted to back up, there was a lot of old videos I made that I wanted to save on my newer computer, since I don't know how much time that old hard drive has in it. I'm so happy that I got to back up all my hard work when I was younger.
I never comment on youtube videos like these, because most of the time they're a complete waste of time! But everything worked, so thank you very much!!
Thanks for the great tutorial. In my case I had to setup a local account on my PC before I could connect. Just in case anyone else is having issues connecting. This might be due to an update in Windows from the time the tutorial was made.
4 years later and still helping! I was selling my Mac so I put everything on an external hard drive to transfer over to my pc. Only to realize afterwards that it formatted the hard drive for a Mac so no files were readable on pc. I never realized you could partition a hard drive for both kinds. Anyways... I'm glad my Mac didn't sell right away as I found this video and plugged in my harddrive to the Mac and I am currently transferring files to my pc. Thanks a lot!
After a few hours of intense frustration I can now transfer files between my mac and PC. What was my solution? I created a new user on my windows PC with a "PASSWORD". I'll probably never use this new account for anything but at least I have my files accessible. I just wish somewhere it would have said you need a PASSWORD before going any further! I realize mac's are super anal when it comes to security and require a password for almost everything. Anyways, thanks for your video it was very informative and helpful.
Ive got to the password stage but it's not any of the passwords I thought it would be - do I have to create a new user on the PC especially to create a previously non-existing password? This is all very confusing!!
Great and clear video, thanks for posting it. I got stuck at the point of entering my username and password for Windows. A helpful comment below resolved this. If you are logged into your PC with a PIN, logout and login with your password, or it won't work. It now works like a dream!
Great to hear it worked out. Yes the login is the thing that comes up the most in trouble shooting. So if you login with the admin username and password that is the way to go.
This video has saved this Macbook from being exchanged to another Windows OS laptop. I tried almost everything and thanks to your straight to the point video I am now successful and my video files have transferred to my Mac. You are the man!!!
Great! But how about the other way around? I want to have the server folder (the main host) to be the mac, and I want the windows to view/access the folder located originally on the mac.
Go back into properties on your pc and select on sharing-advanced sharing-permissions and allow all permissions. Then reconnect the folder to your mac, should work.
Finally, looking through all these comments I was wondering the same thing, because I am on my mac more than my pc so I don't want to have my pc on all the time to work.
@@pablomarin1475 I tried this, but I'm not sure I understand because it seems like reconnecting the pc folder to the mac will not move the host to the mac. Am I correct, could you help clarify? Thank you so much for replying. Been trying to figure this out.
Observation: Use the IP to connect---if WIN-10 uses static IP. Otherwise, best to use the machine's name when connecting (use: "ipconfig /all" to retrieve the name or via Settings->System->About).
I get to the window on my Mac @5:40 and I can't seem to enter the right information. I tried both the name I gave my account on Windows, variations of that name in terms of caps and space, as well as my actual PC name (via Control Panel, System & Security, System). I even went back to my sharing folder on my Mac and enabled windows file sharing just to see if that worked. I still cannot connect, not even as a guest
If it keeps saying "Access Denied" on the Mac, make sure you have a password on you're PC and enter the username for ur PC and the PW you just made and it should work then
Bruh like what the hell I am literally the biggest tech head and I somehow missed this setting all these years. No more bloody google drive crap. THANKS!!!!!
For those that didn’t set a windows password. Just lock your pc and then create a password. After that you should be able to log in from he Mac with the password. I guess it wants you to create a windows password for this feature to work.
Love this! I have a windows 7 so I had to figure out how to find my IP address a little differently, and it wanted my computer home name plus the password I use to log into it. Thank you sooooo much for this tutorial!!
Im not sure what login/password i need to log into the server. I tried my Microsoft login/password on the Mac when im trying to connect to the server and it wont work. I used the same login/password I use to log into my Microsoft online account and the account on my surfacebook.....doesnt work
I think you confound password and pin. Pin is only used to login your device, while password is used to open your Microsoft account and everything else. Though, you can use your password to login your Surface Book too.
I just figured out how to find out since I had the same issue. on Windows type in the searchbar "netplwiz" and click on that icon. You will see your username there. As for the password, for me it was the same password I type in when I open my computer. I hope it helps :)
Who knew...! You just made my life so much easier... I do a lot of work on both Mac and PC and I would send large files via WeTransfer, external hard drives or flash drives ( I'm talking GB's worth of video/audio files)... And with externals I would have to change cables from USB to Thunderbolt and back again. Making sure I always had the cables handy... This is so much easier and a whole lot less time-consuming... Worked like a charm once I figured out I need my Windows User Name and password to access the folder on my Mac... Thanks a million... You Rock dude!
great tutorial. great breakdown. Watched so many tutorials that didn't work. Only trouble was the logging to the server from the Mac, but reading your notes and other comments it was my windows email as server name and the current password. Last two years I have been using a USB!! cheers
Thank you! Please include how to find the name of the server next time. I was lost and ended up finding the solution from someone in your comment section having the same problem
Touch Technology Review Had to access the mac on windows 10 so I transferred from windows instead of from mac to windows. I couldn't get past the password request on the mac after connecting. Any advice?
If you are going the other way and want to access the mac from the pc, then make sure you take note of step 1 in enabling file sharing on the mac in System Preferences. You have to tick on the Account name in the windows File sharing box. This allows you to access the mac from a PC. See how that goes.
Touch Technology Review I meant to say that I could not access the windows pc from the mac as shown in the video. I accidentally got access from windows to mac
Oh i see, its hard to say what could be stopping you from getting access to the PC from the Mac. When you type in the SMB address if it comes up with a username and password prompt make sure you enter the Admin details, that is the username and password you used to set up the computer. See if that works. If you don't get as far as that make sure that the PC is set to allow visibility on your network and allow users access in the Network and Sharing options. Let me know how you go.
I had the same problem and i think i figured it out. Remove the PIN login option from your user profiles. After I removed the PIN login option the actual password worked. I saw your comment earlier and I had the same question. Give it a try. I hope it works.
@@journyman2010 No need to remove PIN. Just in start of login, do 'choose option' where both PIN & Password option comes. PIN option will be default & only when u need to share files, choose Password as login
I have to say that is fantastic to have a face on the screen instead of just the voice, like majority of 'how to' something on the computer. Also enjoyed the pace. I usually lose my hair and my patience doing computer stuff and this one.... I'VE DONE! :) THANK YOU!
I just gotta say I am so thankful for this great video. It worked on the first shot! All I had to do different that was not explained in this video was select read and write on my Mac's "staff" and on my Mac's "everyone" icons under the sharing section. Thanks for the great tutorial!
on your pc, go to settings-network&internet-view your network properties, and enter the exact same IPv4 address from there. this worked for me. hope this helps
@@hotice9828 on your pc, go to settings-network&internet-view your network properties, and enter the exact same IPv4 address from there. this worked for me. hope this helps
Great video. Thank you. I Completed all the steps. I can only share from pc to Mac. I need to share Mac to the pc, however the files on the Mac won’t go into the shared folder. Any suggestions?
Cheers, thanks for watching. The only thing I can think of is that the permission on the folder on your PC might be set to read only and not write so the mac can't drop the files in the folder? See if you can adjust the permissions on the PC for full access.
I had the same issue, some things must have gotten reorganized n an update. If you click “Network and Sharing Center”, then “Chamge advanced sharing settings” on the left side of the new window, it will take you where you need to go.
For the username, you can also go to Command Prompt as you did for the IP address and write "whoami", press "enter" and you should see your username. Or, you can open any PDF file on Microsoft Edge and you should see C:/Users/[usename] in the URL. [usename] should be your username. For the password, it's your Microsoft account's password, not your pin.
As someone who's studying computer programming, fixes PC at a motherboard component level and is a full fledged electrical engineer I'm ashamed to admit why I never thought of such a clean cut/clever solution to enable file sharing. For years I uploaded to the cloud and regularly rewrote folders when necessary or transferred files from usb to usb and then back to the OS. Hahaha! I'm such a wack job. Touch Tehcnology, thank you for humbling me and the straightforward instructions that will also work on the latest Mac and Windows OS!
Glad to hear that this tutorial was helpful! As you say, this is so much better than using cloud based services as you can do it all over your local network. 👍
On your PC, hold CNTL and ALT at the same time...hit Delete to bring up Task Manager. Then, click More Details...then Users...and see what your username is. I assume you know your Windows password. :)
The username is your linked Microsoft email address. The password is what you use to access your PC not the password to access your email. This worked for me. Transferred a file after and all.
Yeah the password it’s asking for is the one on the PC. The “username” will probably auto populate as whatever it is on the Mac. Erase that and type in the username of your PC account followed by the PC password.... then you’re in. I just did this and all is magically well.
I really liked it that this video was made for each type of audience. Even if someone is a complete noob at these things you explained everything very clearly repeating several times "CLICK THIS, it is higlighted with red color" so even a grandma can understand what to click. :D
Got stuck signing in, then realised my username wasn't what i thought it was. If anyone else finds they cant log in, go to command prompt and type whoami and press enter and it will tell you your username.
It worked! For everyone who could not figure out the username and password, you have to switch your User account on your PC to be a local account, not a Microsoft account!
Thank you so much! I bought a link cable between windows and have even tried to share files through Bluetooth dongle, which is not successful.. Thanks to your slow speaking and clear explanation, I have resolved my issues of sharing files between Mac and windows. Just one question: Do I have to change the IP address if I move around the places? Or is this fixed IPAddress for my Windows laptop?
Great to hear it worked out. The ip address may change if you close down the PC and add other computers to the network or move around to other networks. So if you find that does occur you just need to find the current IP address of the windows computer using the IP Config command and then put that into the Mac Connect to server field and it should work.
Worked for me. Very easy to follow video and directions. I was on my he phone for an hour with an Apple tech trying to get this to work.....not sure why it wouldn’t work....user errors? MINE maybe, lol! Thank you and I look forward to your next how-to video
Thank you so much for this!!!!! I tried another tutorial different from this and it didn't work and I wanted to give up but then your tutorial came up and it worked!
amazong thank you so much, i wanted to start a youtube channel, and i couldnt be able to edit on windows, so i searched how to transfer files, and i found you and i am so happy that you made this video. Thank you so much.
damn i know its been 5 years since you uploaded this video and you wont see this but my god was this useful iv'e just build my first pc and this was a god send for transferring my mac to the pc
Amazingly simple tutorial, worked instantly, thanks. (but guys don't move the folder on windows, unless you know that you must re-enable the sharing stuff, and reconnect on the mac after)
@@Touchtechnologyreview It's a bit slow with a read and write speed of 10MB a second. Is that normal? Also, is this secure? It's okay to keep private stuff in this folder for use between the two computers? Otherwise, I'm okay with this.
SIr you made my day today!!!!! I have struggled with this issue for now over a year going on buying cloud service for all my files from PC and it corrupted in the download. Very well explained and thorough. I did use the password/login info from the questions asked below at the last step. Sweet!
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I have just produced an updated version of this video showing you the same methods if you are on Windows 11. ruclips.net/video/UogQu1S0p2Y/видео.html
Video quality is shit
If you're watching this past 2020 there is no Sharing options at 1:50. It is updated to
"Network for sharing centre"
then
"change advanced sharing settings"
To get to 1:55
Thanks!
Now I just have to fine where the @4:25 "Connect to server" option has moved to since OS11 does not appear to have a "GO" menu item 🤔
MVP.
@@JoshKaufmanstuff hit "command K" the guy says it on the video bud
You r a legend
I have a Mac mini tho😢
I just want to say that this was an amazing tutorial! Straight to the point and not a history lesson on how the wheel was built. I have spent almost two hours trying to get my computers to share. Went on youtube, typed in what I wanted, and your video was the first one to pop up. The only problem I had was the password part. I didn't realize it would be my Microsoft Account password. I kept using my laptop password. Someone had commented on another comment below about it and that is how I found out. I hope the next computer problem I come across you will have the answer. I am subscribing now. Thanks again for a great video!
Thanks so much. Glad it was helpful.
I couldn't agree more with Sharon. I was trying to use google drive and other methods and this was so much easier. Thank you so so much. Major live saver! :)
Absolutely. Finally a real tutorial.🙏🏻
Also, Registered user in my case was my email!
Thank you it wasnt taking my desktop pass
For those who are having issues with the username and password it is due to the fact that windows has changed the way things work as far as your actual windows license and what account info it is tied to. It would not accept my PC's log in username and pin. It wanted my actual Microsoft email and password and it then worked perfectly. Since windows is tied to your account in many cases now, this may be what is hindering you.
Thank you very much!
Thank you but for me, it is still not working :/
Anyone figured out what to do in that case?
DUDE!!! You save my life!
ty so much still works after 3 years ;D
FUCK! So I will need to sign in with hotmail, which means Windows will ask for the password everytime I turn on the computer. What a fucking disgrace.
7 minute video saved me 2 hours of work transferring files manually. thanks so much.
Great to hear that. You’re welcome!
After spending HOURS... trying to make it with USB, or drop box... YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE. Ok... it's a bit too much... but you saved my precious time! Thank you so much!!!
Great to hear. Yes it's so much more practical than using a usb stick or drop box. So glad it worked. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
It should work with previous versions of windows, however I have only tested on Windows 10.
Four years later your method is still working , thank you
Great to hear!
3 years later... this video's instructions work beautifully without a hitch!!! thanks great video
Great to hear that. Oh was it really 3 years ago. Time flies and glad it is still current!
This worked like a wonder! Thank you so much. For anyone reading this: the password requested is not your Windows PIN but your Microsoft account password.
Glad it helped!
Where can I find that ??? P
Great tutorial. So clear and concise. So much more easy to understand than a lot of others. Thank you very much, it worked first time for me
Works like a charm. Don't forget that the username and password is for windows computer, so if you don't have a password setup on your windows computer it wouldn't work. Thank you very much
Great to hear. Yes you are right, password is required.
I can't thank you enough for this tutorial. It was so easy even I could do it. I was beginning to get worried about my old pc and loosing all the pictures I have on it..but this made life so much easier and because I have so many pictures to move it does take a while. Thanks again.
You're very welcome!
Thank you! I just busted out a 15 year old hard drive formatted for mac that I wanted to back up, there was a lot of old videos I made that I wanted to save on my newer computer, since I don't know how much time that old hard drive has in it. I'm so happy that I got to back up all my hard work when I was younger.
Great to hear!
I never comment on youtube videos like these, because most of the time they're a complete waste of time! But everything worked, so thank you very much!!
Great to hear and thanks for commenting. It’s always great to receive feedback👍
Best how to video for a complex subject in such a tacit yet erudite fashion that I have ever seen
Thanks so much. Greatly appreciated!
Excellent, very simple and straight forward. Thanks.
You’re welcome. Thanks 🙏 for commenting🙏
There are sooo many articles trying to explain how to do this and you've done it much better. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! So glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the great tutorial. In my case I had to setup a local account on my PC before I could connect. Just in case anyone else is having issues connecting. This might be due to an update in Windows from the time the tutorial was made.
Amir Valinia How do you do this?
4 years later and still helping! I was selling my Mac so I put everything on an external hard drive to transfer over to my pc. Only to realize afterwards that it formatted the hard drive for a Mac so no files were readable on pc. I never realized you could partition a hard drive for both kinds. Anyways... I'm glad my Mac didn't sell right away as I found this video and plugged in my harddrive to the Mac and I am currently transferring files to my pc. Thanks a lot!
Great to hear it was helpful!
Worked Perfectly and I am on windows 7! Thank You!
Great to know it also works on win 7. Thanks for the feedback 👍
A 2-year-old can literally understand these instructions. Thank you!
You are very welcome. Glad you found it easy to follow and thanks for watching!
super helpful!! best tutorial I've found so far. everyone needs to be aware of this. thanks again :)
Great to hear that. You’re most welcome!
Thanks so so much. Love the step by step tutorial 👌
Hailing from the Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
Awesome! Thank you!
HOURS later I discovered you and your advices. Thank you so much.
Great 👍 glad to be of assistance. Cheers
Thanks a lot for a great tutorial! It is clear, down to earth explaind in a very nice and clear language with the right speed of talking.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the great feedback!
Great - thanks. This saves me having to email things to my Mac in the next room! No, I'm not tech savvy!
Yes much easier than emailing and also allows you to share larger files as email is often limited👍
Amazing tutorial, I've wasted the best part of an afternoon trying to figure this out online, watched this video and it's done in 5 minutes
Great to hear that you found it helpful!
After a few hours of intense frustration I can now transfer files between my mac and PC. What was my solution? I created a new user on my windows PC with a "PASSWORD". I'll probably never use this new account for anything but at least I have my files accessible. I just wish somewhere it would have said you need a PASSWORD before going any further! I realize mac's are super anal when it comes to security and require a password for almost everything. Anyways, thanks for your video it was very informative and helpful.
Ive got to the password stage but it's not any of the passwords I thought it would be - do I have to create a new user on the PC especially to create a previously non-existing password? This is all very confusing!!
Great and clear video, thanks for posting it. I got stuck at the point of entering my username and password for Windows. A helpful comment below resolved this. If you are logged into your PC with a PIN, logout and login with your password, or it won't work. It now works like a dream!
Great to hear it worked out. Yes the login is the thing that comes up the most in trouble shooting. So if you login with the admin username and password that is the way to go.
thank you very much you are the real person who made my day
works perfectly. great explanation
Awesome. Thanks for checking out the video and for the feedback!
This video has saved this Macbook from being exchanged to another Windows OS laptop. I tried almost everything and thanks to your straight to the point video I am now successful and my video files have transferred to my Mac. You are the man!!!
Great news! Glad to hear it worked and that the video was helpful. Thanks 🙏 for watching and for your feedback. Cheers!
Great! But how about the other way around? I want to have the server folder (the main host) to be the mac, and I want the windows to view/access the folder located originally on the mac.
Run Windows Bootcamp on your Mac and use a Hackintosh.
@@colingraham1585 nah, waste of storage and optimization of macs
Go back into properties on your pc and select on sharing-advanced sharing-permissions and allow all permissions. Then reconnect the folder to your mac, should work.
Finally, looking through all these comments I was wondering the same thing, because I am on my mac more than my pc so I don't want to have my pc on all the time to work.
@@pablomarin1475 I tried this, but I'm not sure I understand because it seems like reconnecting the pc folder to the mac will not move the host to the mac. Am I correct, could you help clarify? Thank you so much for replying. Been trying to figure this out.
Thank you so much!! Been trying to share files between PC and Mac for so long and just couldn't get it until your video. You explained it perfectly!
You're very welcome!
Cheers Mate!! Very easy to follow. Legend Ta
thanks so much... I spent 4 hours trying to get my files from my PC to my Mac. This vid just made everything all right
You're welcome!
I never comment on anything, but I just have to say this is AWESOME
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. It is always appreciated! All the best.
Thank you! Surprisingly helpful for a quick RUclips search!
You're welcome.
Observation: Use the IP to connect---if WIN-10 uses static IP. Otherwise, best to use the machine's name when connecting (use: "ipconfig /all" to retrieve the name or via Settings->System->About).
Great tutorial. Still relevant for those of us with older Macs and Win 10. Solved a major issue for me with video files. Thank you!
Great to hear that and you are most welcome!
I get to the window on my Mac @5:40 and I can't seem to enter the right information. I tried both the name I gave my account on Windows, variations of that name in terms of caps and space, as well as my actual PC name (via Control Panel, System & Security, System). I even went back to my sharing folder on my Mac and enabled windows file sharing just to see if that worked. I still cannot connect, not even as a guest
Same problem did you ever find a solution?
I had the same problem. I later found out that my username was my email for microsoft that I signed in the computer with. Hope this helps...
Same problem
If it keeps saying "Access Denied" on the Mac, make sure you have a password on you're PC and enter the username for ur PC and the PW you just made and it should work then
YESSSSSSS. it was my email address not the name the pops up on the login screen. You rock!
Bruh like what the hell I am literally the biggest tech head and I somehow missed this setting all these years. No more bloody google drive crap. THANKS!!!!!
Great to have been able to help out a fellow techie. Much easier and faster then using Google Drive that’s for sure👍
For those that didn’t set a windows password. Just lock your pc and then create a password. After that you should be able to log in from he Mac with the password. I guess it wants you to create a windows password for this feature to work.
how do i create a password is it the same as having a pin?
@@yoimerbaez I am having the same problem, I tried my Microsoft Account password but it's not working either :(
@@capybarasann I figured it out. It’s your Microsoft email or the username. With the password that locks your pc
@@yoimerbaez its not working for me T_T
@@yoimerbaez Microsoft acc user and PASS
Love this! I have a windows 7 so I had to figure out how to find my IP address a little differently, and it wanted my computer home name plus the password I use to log into it. Thank you sooooo much for this tutorial!!
Glad to hear it was helpful! So easy once you've set it up and much better than using a usb stick for transferring your files right.
@@Touchtechnologyreview soooo much easier!!
@@nichole_danielle2083 💯👍
thanks it worked for me
Great 👍
Hands down Sir, you just saved me many days and much money to recover all my professional files. Thanks very much!!
Great to hear that. You are very welcome!
Im not sure what login/password i need to log into the server. I tried my Microsoft login/password on the Mac when im trying to connect to the server and it wont work. I used the same login/password I use to log into my Microsoft online account and the account on my surfacebook.....doesnt work
I think you confound password and pin. Pin is only used to login your device, while password is used to open your Microsoft account and everything else. Though, you can use your password to login your Surface Book too.
I just figured out how to find out since I had the same issue. on Windows type in the searchbar "netplwiz" and click on that icon. You will see your username there. As for the password, for me it was the same password I type in when I open my computer. I hope it helps :)
@@morarvladi5064 thank you so much, you are a lifesaver!
Morar vladi brooooo thanks so much...I was getting so mad cuz I couldn’t figure it out
@@morarvladi5064 thank you so muchhhhh you are a saint!
Who knew...! You just made my life so much easier... I do a lot of work on both Mac and PC and I would send large files via WeTransfer, external hard drives or flash drives ( I'm talking GB's worth of video/audio files)... And with externals I would have to change cables from USB to Thunderbolt and back again. Making sure I always had the cables handy... This is so much easier and a whole lot less time-consuming... Worked like a charm once I figured out I need my Windows User Name and password to access the folder on my Mac... Thanks a million... You Rock dude!
Great to hear! Glad it was helpful. Yes so much easier than messing about with We Transfer or connecting drives. Cheers!
Easy when it works. Not so much when it doesn't.😕
Some menu/system options' locations have changed a little bit but this worked like a charm. Thanks so much matey.
Good to hear that!
great tutorial. great breakdown. Watched so many tutorials that didn't work. Only trouble was the logging to the server from the Mac, but reading your notes and other comments it was my windows email as server name and the current password. Last two years I have been using a USB!! cheers
Great to hear! So much more convenient to be able to do it this way than using usb all the time.
Thank you! Please include how to find the name of the server next time. I was lost and ended up finding the solution from someone in your comment section having the same problem
WHICH COMMENT
which one pleaaaase i still have problem
Old video but still of big help even to this day! Thx my dude
You're most welcome. Yes its one of the early ones but still seems quite popular. Glad it still works after all these years.
👌👍✌👏. It worked! I've been trying to get them connected
Great news. Nice to get your feedback. Cheers!
Touch Technology Review Had to access the mac on windows 10 so I transferred from windows instead of from mac to windows. I couldn't get past the password request on the mac after connecting. Any advice?
If you are going the other way and want to access the mac from the pc, then make sure you take note of step 1 in enabling file sharing on the mac in System Preferences. You have to tick on the Account name in the windows File sharing box. This allows you to access the mac from a PC. See how that goes.
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I meant to say that I could not access the windows pc from the mac as shown in the video. I accidentally got access from windows to mac
Oh i see, its hard to say what could be stopping you from getting access to the PC from the Mac. When you type in the SMB address if it comes up with a username and password prompt make sure you enter the Admin details, that is the username and password you used to set up the computer. See if that works. If you don't get as far as that make sure that the PC is set to allow visibility on your network and allow users access in the Network and Sharing options. Let me know how you go.
Guys this works also on sharing a full drive instead of just a folder. It helps to view & share anything from win device...U r Legend!! Thanks👏👏👏
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!
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used this but does not accept my win password, i tried pin and the email pw, i tried creating a new user account and same
anya solutions?
I had the same problem and i think i figured it out. Remove the PIN login option from your user profiles. After I removed the PIN login option the actual password worked. I saw your comment earlier and I had the same question. Give it a try. I hope it works.
@@journyman2010 No need to remove PIN. Just in start of login, do 'choose option' where both PIN & Password option comes. PIN option will be default & only when u need to share files, choose Password as login
I’m dealing the same issue how to get over it? Anyone
@@hasanatif4082 Go to sleep..then wake it by pressing power button.Then login using password instead of pin..should work
I have to say that is fantastic to have a face on the screen instead of just the voice, like majority of 'how to' something on the computer. Also enjoyed the pace. I usually lose my hair and my patience doing computer stuff and this one.... I'VE DONE! :) THANK YOU!
Thanks 🙏 greatly appreciate he feedback. Yes
I figure that people like to see who’s talking to them. Glad it was helpful. Cheers!
I just gotta say I am so thankful for this great video. It worked on the first shot! All I had to do different that was not explained in this video was select read and write on my Mac's "staff" and on my Mac's "everyone" icons under the sharing section. Thanks for the great tutorial!
Great to hear it worked! Cheers!
everytime I tried connecting to the ip address at 5:30 it says error even though i put it in correctly
Same
on your pc, go to settings-network&internet-view your network properties, and enter the exact same IPv4 address from there. this worked for me. hope this helps
@@hotice9828 on your pc, go to settings-network&internet-view your network properties, and enter the exact same IPv4 address from there. this worked for me. hope this helps
Open cmd on PC type "netuser" and you will see users available on PC then use correct user name.
@@markzhangMA261 Tried your way too but alas.... it gives me a different message saying the server may not exist! :'(
Great video. Thank you. I Completed all the steps. I can only share from pc to Mac. I need to share Mac to the pc, however the files on the Mac won’t go into the shared folder. Any suggestions?
Cheers, thanks for watching. The only thing I can think of is that the permission on the folder on your PC might be set to read only and not write so the mac can't drop the files in the folder? See if you can adjust the permissions on the PC for full access.
Touch Technology Review - thank you for the prompt response! Big help. Liked and Sub’d
I don't have "Sharing Options" where you have it in windows10 can't continue with video...
I had the same issue, some things must have gotten reorganized n an update. If you click “Network and Sharing Center”, then “Chamge advanced sharing settings” on the left side of the new window, it will take you where you need to go.
You saved the day. Your step by step guide helped me transfer what I needed in no time at all.
Awesome. Great to hear that it was helpful!
Thanks so much
Tanner Pasco You’re welcome. Thanks
fantastic - thanks - i have been struggling with bluetooth sharing for long and it never worked - this is perfect !
You're welcome. Glad it was helpful....
@5:40 How do I know my servers username and password?
For the username, you can also go to Command Prompt as you did for the IP address and write "whoami", press "enter" and you should see your username. Or, you can open any PDF file on Microsoft Edge and you should see C:/Users/[usename] in the URL. [usename] should be your username.
For the password, it's your Microsoft account's password, not your pin.
@@clairedo7735 DUDE..... THANK YOU... ugh... I was like "what did I miss"... Your comment was way too helpful 👌🏻❤️
@@clairedo7735 what about the password? which pass should i put and where to find it
@@azizalqunaisis2567 password of your microsoft account. Not your pin. For the username, i had to put in my email. Works like a charm
@@fogg0 My password for my Microsoft account didn't work
Very helpful and well presented. I now have my MacBook Pro and my custom PC workstation sharing image files. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
thank you boss
You're most welcome 👍
As someone who's studying computer programming, fixes PC at a motherboard component level and is a full fledged electrical engineer I'm ashamed to admit why I never thought of such a clean cut/clever solution to enable file sharing. For years I uploaded to the cloud and regularly rewrote folders when necessary or transferred files from usb to usb and then back to the OS. Hahaha! I'm such a wack job. Touch Tehcnology, thank you for humbling me and the straightforward instructions that will also work on the latest Mac and Windows OS!
Glad to hear that this tutorial was helpful! As you say, this is so much better than using cloud based services as you can do it all over your local network. 👍
I don't understand what password to use at 5:44. It's not my lock screen digits, it's not my Outlook account or local windows account.
On your PC, hold CNTL and ALT at the same time...hit Delete to bring up Task Manager. Then, click More Details...then Users...and see what your username is. I assume you know your Windows password. :)
same problem i tried everything still didnt do any thig
The username is your linked Microsoft email address. The password is what you use to access your PC not the password to access your email. This worked for me. Transferred a file after and all.
@@MentorisH Wow - got stuck at the same point - now it works! Thanx a lot.
@@boorayin2773 thanks for the explanation! was stuck at the username part
Thank you - this was simple, clear and easy to follow. Much appreciated!
Great to hear! You are most welcome!
im confused about the password, i dont ever remember setting a password
The password to your login on the Mac/PC
Yeah the password it’s asking for is the one on the PC. The “username” will probably auto populate as whatever it is on the Mac. Erase that and type in the username of your PC account followed by the PC password.... then you’re in. I just did this and all is magically well.
FLOJOtube I don’t have a pc password. What do I do?
Thank you for such a simple and detailed guide!
You are very welcome!
"5 easy steps" lol ... i decided to build a rocket, it's easier
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I really liked it that this video was made for each type of audience. Even if someone is a complete noob at these things you explained everything very clearly repeating several times "CLICK THIS, it is higlighted with red color" so even a grandma can understand what to click. :D
Great, thanks for watching and for the positive feedback. Cheers!
Got stuck signing in, then realised my username wasn't what i thought it was. If anyone else finds they cant log in, go to command prompt and type whoami and press enter and it will tell you your username.
Great tip. Thanks 🙏 for sharing
Simple and straightforward. Thanks!
You're welcome!
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I don't have premium minecraft i have cracked
PineappleJB nah it needs 30k subs man
It worked! For everyone who could not figure out the username and password, you have to switch your User account on your PC to be a local account, not a Microsoft account!
Thanks for your contribution. That is correct.
Thank you so much! I bought a link cable between windows and have even tried to share files through Bluetooth dongle, which is not successful.. Thanks to your slow speaking and clear explanation, I have resolved my issues of sharing files between Mac and windows. Just one question: Do I have to change the IP address if I move around the places? Or is this fixed IPAddress for my Windows laptop?
Great to hear it worked out. The ip address may change if you close down the PC and add other computers to the network or move around to other networks. So if you find that does occur you just need to find the current IP address of the windows computer using the IP Config command and then put that into the Mac Connect to server field and it should work.
@@Touchtechnologyreview I really appreciate your quick respond! Thank you so much!
excellent information - extremely clear and concise - worked like a charm
Great to hear that. Thanks for watching!
Awsome straight to point video. I'm a tech and worked out perfect. Thanks
Great to hear. Cheers!
Thanks! I record my videos on my PC and needed a faster and better way to get them to my Mac for editing! Appreciate the straightforward tutorial.
Your'e welcome. Glad it was helpful. Cheers!
Thank you, amazing and straight forward video! You have to create a windows password in order to log in to your windows account on macos.
Yes you do need a Windows password for this to work.
amazing tutorial....just about to get my first all in one mac. excited and apprehensive but ready for a challenge!
Worked for me. Very easy to follow video and directions. I was on my he phone for an hour with an Apple tech trying to get this to work.....not sure why it wouldn’t work....user errors? MINE maybe, lol! Thank you and I look forward to your next how-to video
Fantastic. Thanks 🙏 for checking out the video and for your feedback.👍
Thank you so much for this!!!!! I tried another tutorial different from this and it didn't work and I wanted to give up but then your tutorial came up and it worked!
Great to hear!
Easy tutorial, simple instructions and most importantly it works.
Great to hear that!
Ty Amazing step by step instructions.. worked like a champ... good luck
You're welcome!
the best advice on moving from a Mac to a PC
Thanks, greatly appreciated.
amazong thank you so much, i wanted to start a youtube channel, and i couldnt be able to edit on windows, so i searched how to transfer files, and i found you and i am so happy that you made this video. Thank you so much.
But did it help? I can’t do it to save my life
Amazing, super easy to follow tutorial. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Love the way you've explained every step ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
damn i know its been 5 years since you uploaded this video and you wont see this but my god was this useful iv'e just build my first pc and this was a god send for transferring my mac to the pc
I'm still here and replying when I can. Thanks for watching and glad the video is still helpful after all these years. Cheers!
It worked! Thank you, I would have spared an hour should I have bumped into your tutorial earlier.
Glad it helped!
Amazingly simple tutorial, worked instantly, thanks. (but guys don't move the folder on windows, unless you know that you must re-enable the sharing stuff, and reconnect on the mac after)
That was amazing, can't believe how simple this was. I thought I'd have to spend half the day fiddling with windows and firewall settings.
Glad it helped!
@@Touchtechnologyreview It's a bit slow with a read and write speed of 10MB a second. Is that normal?
Also, is this secure? It's okay to keep private stuff in this folder for use between the two computers?
Otherwise, I'm okay with this.
Thank you for this! Extra points on clarity, super easy to follow!
You're very welcome!
Instant sub! Incredible video! I was able to connect my old macbook pro to my PC! Thank you
Great to hear that! Thanks for watching and for the sub!
This was honestly the best step-by-step tutorial ever. Thank-you
Thanks so much. Glad you liked it!
SIr you made my day today!!!!! I have struggled with this issue for now over a year going on buying cloud service for all my files from PC and it corrupted in the download. Very well explained and thorough. I did use the password/login info from the questions asked below at the last step. Sweet!
Great to hear the video was helpful! So much more convenient and this way than using a cloud service.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is so much faster than any other way to transfer big files! Super helpful!
You're welcome!