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OS X creates the Shared folder when there are more than one user accounts on a Mac. It exists specifically to allow sharing of files *between user accounts* on any one Mac.
Simply go to System Preferences>Sharing>File sharing>Options>Uncheck “Share file and folders using SMB(Windows) Actually you need to uncheck all boxes under SHARED. Hey Guys. Here is what worked for me.
How do I turn on file sharing between Macs?
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing. Select the File Sharing checkbox. To select a specific folder to share, click the Add button at the bottom of the Shared Folders list, locate the folder, select it, then click Add.
You can share files and folders with others on your network. You can share your entire Mac with everyone or allow specific users access to only certain folders. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing. Select the File Sharing checkbox.
Can access all other folders and all items in the folders on the via file sharing, but the desktop folder is problematic. Have tried specifically adding the desktop folder as a shared folder under file sharing and allowed read and write access to it. Still no joy.
Is there a file sharing issue on my iMac?
Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. Hav been using file sharing between my iMac and my MacBook Pro for years. Just upgraded to Catalina on both systems. I now have issues with file sharing. Specifically, I cannot access the items in the desktop folder on a remote mac via file sharing.
Formatting an External Hard Disk Drive From a Mac: To put in simple words, if you want to share the external hard drive between Macintosh and Windows PC, you need to format an external hard drive for the respective system. Hard drives for Windows PC are formatted with NTFS by default, while hard disks for Mac are formatted with HFS+.