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    "Sharing" in Finder

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by HLdan, Oct 30, 2007.

  1. HLdan

    HLdan Notebook Virtuoso

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    Can anyone running Leopard please confirm if the "Sharing" drop down box shows up in the Finder sidebar? I guess I am posing this question to people who do not have other computers sharing the network. So if anyone has a single computer running Leopard does the Finder sidebar show the "Sharing" box? I am asking because I just installed Leopard and it runs beautifully but I was wondering by default should sharing show up even if there are no other computers on my network.
    I do have Sharing of selected drives checked in the Finder preferences. Any help appreciated. :)
     
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    00fez Notebook Deity

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    "Shared" only appears when other computers are connected to the network, if there aren't any, or you haven't set up any, "shared" will not appear.

    In my place there are two other computes, both running xp. So this shows up:

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    But when I leave the house, and go to school for example, the "shared" thing disappears.
     
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    Thank you so much! Unfortunately I got frantic and reformatted my drive only to see no Sharing still. At least I know now because Leopard has ran flawlessly on my iMac and none of my 3rd party apps have had issues. Thanks much again. :D
     
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    hahah, anytime man.
     
    00fez, Oct 30, 2007
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