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File Sharing
Shares files and folders on your Mac with other users on your network.
In macOS 14
System Settings then General then Sharing then File Sharing
“On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, then click Sharing. (You may need to scroll down.) Turn on File Sharing.” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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macOS 14 and later
System Settings then General then Sharing then File Sharing
Checked against Apple's User Guides from macOS 14 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Set up file sharing on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 14.0
- 1 Set up file sharing on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 15.0
- 1 Set up file sharing on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Set up file sharing on Mac - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide