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How to transfer files between Macs

Summary of AirDrop, network file sharing, target disk mode, and sneakernet, explaining how to use each and what they’re best at.

May 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

What’s the fastest way to transfer files with M1 Macs?

AirDrop is quick, convenient and as slow as you’ll get. Ethernet all too often runs at only 1 Gb/s. Here are the fastest solutions involving M1 models.

May 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

Time Machine to APFS: Using a network share

Provided it doesn’t have to back up large folders containing many small files, Time Machine backing up to APFS on a network share works well.

April 16, 2021 Macs, Technology

Which extended attributes does iCloud preserve, and which get stripped?

Some files rely on these to work properly. What happens when you share such a file using your iCloud account? The answer isn’t simple, but here are full details.

March 18, 2020 Macs, Technology

Can you still use AFP sharing?

Can you still share files using the AFP protocol, or must you contend with SMB and its bugs? And what about shared storage for Time Machine backups?

December 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

AirDrop and quarantine flags

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Its very convenient and quick to transfer files between Macs, but also sets the quarantine flag on everything it transfers. This can cause problems.

October 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

High Sierra’s security update can block file sharing

If you are running macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 and have just applied the Security Update (2017-001) to fix […]

November 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Cannot connect to Mac for file sharing

One out of my three Macs won’t share files with the others. Why not?

January 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

Share and share alike: sharing docs from your Mac

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Sharing docs between Macs, or with iOS devices, need not be complex or messy. You may even find OS X Server a help.

January 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Permissions when copying in Target mode

When copying files across in Target mode, their permissions are left in a mess. Why?

October 29, 2015 Macs, Technology

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