Hi Matt, more thoughts: I will be interested in reading the conversation between you and Neil Houghton about resolving User ID 501/502 and permissions. I had problems with unmatched User IDs a few years ago. Now I read Migration instructions - very carefully.
Are you working within the “administrator” user account on all Macs? Note the text mid-window below the indicator for "File Sharing: On" via Apple > System Preferences > Sharing. There is an inference that Administrators can access everything, but other users can only access specific shared folders. I never use the Mac “Shared” folder for copying files between computers within my network. I normally use “Share Screen” where I can navigate visually. All user actions are at one Mac, either push or pull. I usually drag files. I can also drag files via the Finder sidebar (Locations) to the destination Mac. I assume I could alternatively Copy then Paste which would make navigation more certain. (I still don't have a clear idea of your method or wanted outcome.) Cheers, Alan > On 18 May 2020, at 8:52 am, Matt Falvey <mmfal...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Alan, I tried the screen sharing method and I was able to get it to work, > but found it very awkward. In that to save a file to the second mac I had to > make sure that the file was visible in its location in finder and on the > screen on the first Mac, so that could be reflected on the screen of the > second. So I could then copy it from that initial finder to the storage > location on the second screen. > > What I am hoping to achieve is to be able to just be able to go Save As and > an image of the files on the HD of the second mac opens up and I can select > which folder to store the file in without having to actually go to that Mac. > > Thanks for your help. > > Matt. > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 12:17:50 +0800 > From: Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au <mailto:sma...@iinet.net.au>> > To: WAMUG Mailing List <wamug@wamug.org.au <mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au>> > Subject: Re: iMac not connecting to other iMac's > Message-ID: <0159a081-97ca-42ba-9c39-ba4a48f97...@iinet.net.au > <mailto:0159a081-97ca-42ba-9c39-ba4a48f97...@iinet.net.au>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Matt > > Have you read the official Apple help file to ?Share the screen of another > Mac?? > > https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh14066/mac > <https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh14066/mac> > > I also have three Macs of various vintages. Initially I a few problems with > stability with the 3 Macs all sharing at the same time. Works perfectly with > any combination of two. > > Cheers, > Alan > > >> On 15 May 2020, at 11:54 am, Matt Falvey <mmfal...@bigpond.net.au >> <mailto:mmfal...@bigpond.net.au>> wrote: >> >> Hi, I have three iMacs (one is a recent second hand one - 2013 HD) and I am >> trying to transfer documents from one to the other. All show up as ?Shared? >> on the side bar of the finder window. >> >> With the two older iMacs when I click on the 2013 HD icon in Shared the >> window in the next column opens and states the HD name and ?Connection >> Failed? and I have the option Connect As and Share Screen. When I try >> Connect As and try to connect as the Registered User using the Name and >> Password, it reverts to the previous screen, with the Connection Failed. >> >> (The two older iMacs connect to each other.) >> >> If I go to the 2013 HD finder window and click on either of the other two >> HD?s they connect straight away and I am able to transfer files to the >> respective computer. >> >> I have also have a problem with the new 2013 HD, which was posted last week, >> with hindsight this may be associated to this problem and that is that when >> I try to save files to one of the other iMacs I get a message ?The document >> ?xxxxx.pdf? could not be exported as ? xxxxxxx.pdf? as You don?t have >> Permission. To view or change permissions select the item in the Finder and >> choose File > Get Info. Which needless to say doesn?t work. >> >> So it seems as if for whatever reason the other two are communicating >> inwards with the 2013 HD but something is stopping it from being able to >> connect outwards. >> >> I would be grateful if anyone has any ideas or solutions to share. >> >> Thanks >> >> Matt. >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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