02-02-2020, 12:46 AM
For the first time in many years, I have a need to share some folders with family members on Macs on our same wifi network.
I've gone in and done the System Preference: Sharing thing and my Mac shows the wife's computer in the Network folder (as shown in the screenshot), but no folders show up, and if I try dragging/dropping a file onto her icon computer, I get that "Modifying "computer" requires an admin name and password" and asks me to click Authenticate.
But no idea where to click this Authenticate.
I've got her Mac here in my office and it's up and running.
I've repaired permissions on both Macs, but that didn't help.
I think I'm missing a step.
NOTE: the situation is identical on her Mac. She can see the icon in the Network folder, but there's nothing in it, and trying to drop any file on it gives us the same warning message.
I've gone in and done the System Preference: Sharing thing and my Mac shows the wife's computer in the Network folder (as shown in the screenshot), but no folders show up, and if I try dragging/dropping a file onto her icon computer, I get that "Modifying "computer" requires an admin name and password" and asks me to click Authenticate.
But no idea where to click this Authenticate.
I've got her Mac here in my office and it's up and running.
I've repaired permissions on both Macs, but that didn't help.
I think I'm missing a step.
NOTE: the situation is identical on her Mac. She can see the icon in the Network folder, but there's nothing in it, and trying to drop any file on it gives us the same warning message.