How to access shared extended Windows files from macOS?
either set up an FTP server on the Windows machine,
or configure the network correctly
1. first, assign IPs from the same subnet to both machines
WINDOWS for example assign 192.168.1.2 mask 255.255.255.0
Mac OS for example assign 192.168.1.3 mask 255.255.255.0
if there is a router , it should have a similar 192.168.1.1 mask 255.255.255.0
if internet is needed on both machines, then the gateway on both machines should be the router's IP,
you can of course enable DHCP on the router, then IPs will be assigned automatically, but then it will be inconvenient to access shared folders
2. on the WINDOWS machine .
Next, let's change the Windows security policies
Press the Win and R keys. In the menu that appears, type the command secpol.msc
secpol.msc Enter.
select - Security Settings.
Find the item Network security: LAN Manager authentication level and double-click on it. In the drop-down list select Send LM & NTLM responses. Click OK.
Find the item Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based clients (including secure RPC), double-click on it and uncheck the box for Require 128 — bit encryption. Click OK.
Restart.
3. Mac OS X setup.
open System Preferences by clicking the gear icon in the dock, and select Network
Click on the field next to the word Location and in the list select Edit Locations.
Create a new location, by clicking the plus icon. Give it a name (I used Local) and click Done.
Click on the field next to Configure IPv4 and select Manually. and enter the required IP
Click the Advanced button. Go to the WINS tab and in the workgroup field enter the name that we set in Windows (WORKGROUP).
So that the computer with Windows becomes visible on the network to the computer with Mac OS, click the Options button in the file sharing settings window.
In the menu that appears, check the box next to File and Printer Sharing via SMB (Windows).
Restart.
4. in order to access the files
on windows Open any Explorer window and in the list on the left click Network.
or this way To do this, type \192.168.5.2 in the Explorer address bar and press Enter.
On mac os -
For network computers to be displayed in Finder, go into its settings (in the global menu select Finder — Preferences. On the General tab check the box next to Connected servers.
If Mac still doesn't see the shared folders with Windows, in the Finder global menu select Go — Connect to Server... (or simply press Option and K). In the Server Address field enter the following smb://192.168.5.1 (the IP address of our Windows 7 computer) and click Connect.
5 If the computers still don't see each other, try disabling the Windows firewall and Mac OS firewall, check the antivirus settings
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