Using macOS shared folders

Sharing files with other users is a big part of our daily work as Mac users. As we saw in Chapter 6, The macOS File System: Disks, Volumes, and Partitions, there are folders in the default macOS filesystem that you can use to share files. Learning to use these folders will save you a lot of time when sharing resources among users on the same Mac or a network. By the end of this section, you will understand how these folders work, and you will be able to use them effectively to share resources.

Three folders are intended for file sharing in macOS:

• Public
• Drop Box
• Shared

Let's examine how they work.

The Public and Drop Box folders

The Public folder is located in every user's home folder. The Drop Box folder is located inside the Public folder, as shown in Figure 7.14.

Figure 7.14 – Public and Drop Box folders

These are the two premises you need to take into account to use these two folders:

1. Other users can view the contents of the Public...