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Windows 8 Network Place
The Network place, available in the File Explorer, is the place to go when you want to work with files you're sharing on your network.
The method you use to get there depends on whether your You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. is using the Desktop view or the Start page view. Because we'll be working in the Network place a great deal, I'll show you how to get there from both starting points. Later in this guide, when I mention the Network place, you can use whichever method is appropriate to get there.
By default, Windows 8 has You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. turned off, which means your Windows 8 PC doesn't actively check the network for shared resources. That's why you have to manually enter the Mac's IP address or You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. every time you want to access shared files. But you can automate that process by turning file sharing on.
Windows 8 Network Place
The Network place, available in the File Explorer, is the place to go when you want to work with files you're sharing on your network.
The method you use to get there depends on whether your You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. is using the Desktop view or the Start page view. Because we'll be working in the Network place a great deal, I'll show you how to get there from both starting points. Later in this guide, when I mention the Network place, you can use whichever method is appropriate to get there.
- From the Desktop, click the File Explorer icon in the task bar at the bottom of the screen. Once the File Explorer window opens, click the Network item listed in the sidebar.
- From the Start page, right-click in an empty spot and select All Apps from the bottom bar. In the list of apps, click the File Explorer icon, and then select the Network item, which is located in the File Explorer sidebar.
By default, Windows 8 has You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. turned off, which means your Windows 8 PC doesn't actively check the network for shared resources. That's why you have to manually enter the Mac's IP address or You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. every time you want to access shared files. But you can automate that process by turning file sharing on.
- Go to the Network place in File Explorer.
- In the URL bar at the top of the File Explorer window, click in the empty space to the right of the word "Network >" (that's without the quotes, of course). This will select the word Network. Type two backslashes followed by the IP address of the Mac whose files you wish to access. For example, if your Mac's IP address is 192.168.1.36, you would type the following://192.168.1.36
- Press enter or return.
- The IP address you entered should now appear in the File Explorer's sidebar, just below the Network item. Clicking the IP address in the sidebar will display all of the folders on your Mac that you've set up to share.
- Using the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. to gain access to your Mac's shared folders is a quick way to share files, but your Windows 8 PC won't remember the IP address once you close the Network places window. Instead of using the IP address, you can use your Mac's network name, which was also listed when you enabled file sharing on your Mac. Using this method, at the Network place you would enter://MacName (replace MacName with the network name of your Mac).