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sduttonusa Author

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Desktop Folder, Documents Folder, and Downloads Folder not accessible on local network

I encountered this problem a couple of years ago, and I can't remember the solution. I just purchased the new MacMini. I've shared the four different users folders under file sharing on the MacMini, and I gave read / write privileges. When I connect to the MacMini using my MBP (logging into the Root User on the MacMini), the Desktop Folder, Documents Folders and Downloads Folder will not open and show the contents, so I can't copy to or from those folders. What am I missing?

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 11, 2021 8:28 PM

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sduttonusa Author

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Posted on Apr 14, 2021 3:18 PM

Thanks for the response. I'm actually quite familiar with setting up File Sharing. It's working now . . . not sure what triggered it. I used Cocktail / Onyx to clean up a few things on the new MacMini. I also logged in locally as Root to make sure I had access to all the folders of the different users on the MacMini. I then went back to my MBP and tried to access the various user folders on the MacMini (logging in as Root), and I had no issues. Weird.

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