Access+Mac+Files+from+PC

You've got both Macs and PC's on your [|home network], and you want to share files between them. Yesterday we ran down the steps for [|mounting a Windows shared folder on the Mac]. Today the tides have turned. Read on for the details on [|how to] read and write files to a shared Mac folder from your PC. Take note of the text on that dialog that reads "Windows users can access your computer at \\192.168.1.101\gina." Your address and username will be different, obviously, so write it down. Windows will open a regular Explorer window that's peering in on your Mac user's home directory. If you have "show hidden files" enabled in Windows like I do, you'll see all of the Mac's hidden "dot" files and folders in the listing, like here: And that's that! You're happily saving files to your Mac from your Windows PC. Isn't it nice when we all get along? Share your Mac and PC networking tips in the comments. — Gina Trapani
 * Enable Windows sharing.** First, on your Mac, in System Preferences' Sharing panel, under Services, check off "Windows sharing." Your Mac may ask you to "enable an account to use Windows sharing" - which means you choose which Mac user's files will be accessible. Click on the "Enable Accounts" button and check off a user. When Windows Sharing is turned on with an enabled account, it will look like this:
 * Connect to your Mac from Windows.** On your PC, from the Start menu, open the Run... dialog, and type the address you wrote down in the step above. Instead of the less-than-memorable IP address, you can use your computer's name, too. My Mac's name is nyx, so the sharing address I used is \\nyx\gina: