maybe I can help here - after finally getting a Mac, I found that I needed to keep a MsFt machine in order to have these computers 'communicate. ?'; I found that by using DropBox or Google's Drive I could swap files but if I wanted to access something saved on an external HD, then that HD had to first be made for the Mac [either (1) copy all files to a Mac-compatible HD or (2) remove the files, make the HD Mac-compatible then replace the files; then your files can be seen by these Mac programs]
I'm assuming Win 8 will function as Win 7 ... ... ... [well, I'm a researcher, historian - was able to maintain the middle-ground between the computer nerd & the newbie, but that middle-ground is harder & harder to maintain now] Hoping this helps, maybe someone with more computer knowledge will be able to help you further, From: Ken Springer <snowsh...@q.com> Date: Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 9:29 PM Subject: [libreoffice-users] Opening Remote Files To: users@global.libreoffice.org OX X 10.11.6 El Capitan LO 5.3.6.1 I'm working with the first of multiple files that will be located on a Windows 8.1 computer. That computer and my Mac are both hardwired to a network. LO seems to have an issue opening the document at the beginning of a work session. Start Windows 8.1. Start OS X. Wait until the Mac has recognized and connected to 8.1. Start LO to the Start Center. The file I want is listed, but when I click on it, I get the message the file does not exist. Even though I know it does exist. If I click on Open File, I can then navigate to the W8.1 computer, and drill down to the folder where the file is and load it. Even better, I have the folder that contains the file in the Finder's Sidebar. Click on the folder, it opens and I can load the file I want. Has anyone else seen this? -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 53.0.2 (64 bit) Thunderbird 52.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted