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Connor Shannon
Jan 14, 2024, 3:02:43 PMJan 14
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Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said server not available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook and I can connect to the iMac and move files.
They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How come it works one direction but not the other??
They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How come it works one direction but not the other??
Colour Sergeant Bourne
Jan 14, 2024, 4:05:26 PMJan 14
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On 1/14/24 3:02 PM, Connor Shannon wrote:
> Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said server not available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook and I can connect to the iMac and move files.
>
> They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How come it works one direction but not the other??
>
In the iMac Finder, select/right-click on the file you want to copy to
> Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said server not available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook and I can connect to the iMac and move files.
>
> They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How come it works one direction but not the other??
>
the MacBook, hit share, hit AirDrop, select/click on the MacBook.
You should hear a beep when it copies to the MacBook Downloads folder.
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Connor Shannon
Jan 14, 2024, 5:26:52 PMJan 14
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Percival John Hackworth
Jan 14, 2024, 5:48:41 PMJan 14
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On Jan 14, 2024 at 2:26:49 PM PST, "Connor Shannon" <cshann...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Have you turned on File Sharing in System Settings > General > Sharing?
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Connor Shannon
Jan 14, 2024, 9:11:53 PMJan 14
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John
Jan 15, 2024, 6:11:10 AMJan 15
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On Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:11:51 -0800 (PST), Connor Shannon
<cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 2:48:41?PM UTC-8, Percival John Hackworth wrote:
>> On Jan 14, 2024 at 2:26:49?PM PST, "Connor Shannon" <cshann...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
Is "File Sharing" turned on on the iMac, too?
Are the folders and files you want to copy marked as sharable?
J.
<cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 2:48:41?PM UTC-8, Percival John Hackworth wrote:
>> On Jan 14, 2024 at 2:26:49?PM PST, "Connor Shannon" <cshann...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:05:26?PM UTC-8, Colour Sergeant Bourne wrote:
>> >> On 1/14/24 3:02 PM, Connor Shannon wrote:
>> >>> Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just tried
>> >>> but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said server not
>> >>> available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook and I can connect
>> >>> to the iMac and move files.
>> >>>
>> >>> They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got
>> >>> a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I
>> >>> looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How
>> >>> come it works one direction but not the other??
>> >>>
>> >> In the iMac Finder, select/right-click on the file you want to copy to
>> >> the MacBook, hit share, hit AirDrop, select/click on the MacBook.
>> >>
>> >> You should hear a beep when it copies to the MacBook Downloads folder.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Because we're here lad. Nobody else. Just us.
>> >
>> > I don't know if that will work b'cuz the iMac can't find the MacBook but
>> > anyway I want the whole MacBook to show up on the iMac so I can copy more than
>> > one file and put them right where I want. It works the other direction.
>> Have you turned on File Sharing in System Settings > General > Sharing?
>> --
>> DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...
>
>from before: "I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on."
A very stupid question if I may?
>> >> On 1/14/24 3:02 PM, Connor Shannon wrote:
>> >>> Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just tried
>> >>> but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said server not
>> >>> available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook and I can connect
>> >>> to the iMac and move files.
>> >>>
>> >>> They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma. I got
>> >>> a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after that. I
>> >>> looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on. How
>> >>> come it works one direction but not the other??
>> >>>
>> >> In the iMac Finder, select/right-click on the file you want to copy to
>> >> the MacBook, hit share, hit AirDrop, select/click on the MacBook.
>> >>
>> >> You should hear a beep when it copies to the MacBook Downloads folder.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Because we're here lad. Nobody else. Just us.
>> >
>> > I don't know if that will work b'cuz the iMac can't find the MacBook but
>> > anyway I want the whole MacBook to show up on the iMac so I can copy more than
>> > one file and put them right where I want. It works the other direction.
>> Have you turned on File Sharing in System Settings > General > Sharing?
>> --
>> DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...
>
>from before: "I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is turned on."
Is "File Sharing" turned on on the iMac, too?
Are the folders and files you want to copy marked as sharable?
J.
Jolly Roger
Jan 15, 2024, 7:48:41 PMJan 15
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using DHCP or static IP addresses? It's possible the MacBook's IP
address changed, but the iMac's Finder still has its old address cached.
Next time this happens try running this command in a terminal window
from an administrator account on the affected computer (it will ask for
your macOS user password):
sudo killall mDNSResponder
Alternatively, just try rebooting the affected computer.
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Connor Shannon
Jan 20, 2024, 8:14:05 PMJan 20
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>
> Are the folders and files you want to copy marked as sharable?
Connor Shannon
Jan 20, 2024, 8:15:47 PMJan 20
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On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 4:48:41 PM UTC-8, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2024-01-14, Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just
> > tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said
> > server not available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook
> > and I can connect to the iMac and move files.
> >
> > They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma.
> > I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after
> > that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is
> > turned on. How come it works one direction but not the other??
> How are each of these computers connected to the local network? Are they
> using DHCP or static IP addresses? It's possible the MacBook's IP
> address changed, but the iMac's Finder still has its old address cached.
That was a good question but I checked and yes they're both DHCP and both on the same router.
> On 2024-01-14, Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I just
> > tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it said
> > server not available or something like that. So I went to the MacBook
> > and I can connect to the iMac and move files.
> >
> > They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running Sonoma.
> > I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this problem after
> > that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes file sharing is
> > turned on. How come it works one direction but not the other??
> How are each of these computers connected to the local network? Are they
> using DHCP or static IP addresses? It's possible the MacBook's IP
> address changed, but the iMac's Finder still has its old address cached.
> Next time this happens try running this command in a terminal window
> from an administrator account on the affected computer (it will ask for
> your macOS user password):
>
> sudo killall mDNSResponder
>
> Alternatively, just try rebooting the affected computer.
Jolly Roger
Jan 21, 2024, 2:03:55 AMJan 21
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On 2024-01-21, Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 4:48:41 PM UTC-8, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2024-01-14, Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I
>> > just tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it
>> > said server not available or something like that. So I went to the
>> > MacBook and I can connect to the iMac and move files.
>> >
>> > They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running
>> > Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this
>> > problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes
>> > file sharing is turned on. How come it works one direction but not
>> > the other??
>>
>> How are each of these computers connected to the local network? Are
>> they using DHCP or static IP addresses? It's possible the MacBook's
>> IP address changed, but the iMac's Finder still has its old address
>> cached.
>
> That was a good question but I checked and yes they're both DHCP and
> both on the same router.
DHCP servers can dole out new IP addresses whenever they like. If the
> On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 4:48:41 PM UTC-8, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2024-01-14, Connor Shannon <cshann...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Not too often I want to copy a file from my iMac to my MacBook. I
>> > just tried but I couldn't connect to the MacBook from my iMac it
>> > said server not available or something like that. So I went to the
>> > MacBook and I can connect to the iMac and move files.
>> >
>> > They're both on the same wifi network and they're both running
>> > Sonoma. I got a new iMac a few months ago and I think I had this
>> > problem after that. I looked at the settings on my Macbook and yes
>> > file sharing is turned on. How come it works one direction but not
>> > the other??
>>
>> How are each of these computers connected to the local network? Are
>> they using DHCP or static IP addresses? It's possible the MacBook's
>> IP address changed, but the iMac's Finder still has its old address
>> cached.
>
> That was a good question but I checked and yes they're both DHCP and
> both on the same router.
Finder had an old address cached, then that could explain the behavior
you described.
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