How to Share Hard Drive on Network Mac?

Can I Share an External Hard Drive on a Network Mac?

You cant share drives using SMB. SMB is a networked filesystem, its purpose is to share files and directories. If you want to share a drive, you need a different protocol, something like DRDB.

How do I Share my Hard Drive between Two Computers Mac?

Turn on File Sharing to be able to share files in the Finder. To access another Mac's files in the Finder, choose Go > Network, double-click one of the computers or devices that displays, and enter your username and password. You can then browse that Mac's folders and files, and drag files to and from that computer.

How do I Setup a Network Hard Drive on a Mac?

Launch Finder.
Click Go > Connect to Server.
Enter the path for the network drive youd like to map and click Connect.
If youre prompted for a confirmation, click Connect.

How do I Share my Hard Drive on a Network?

Connect the external hard drive to the USB port of your server or computer that is always ON.
Click the Start button, then click Computer.
Rightclick on the external drive, then select Share with.
Click the Advanced Sharing…
Check the Share this folder option.