![]() Select the File Sharing service from the left and click on Options.Īs you can see, I have my Downloads folder shared, as I use this to transfer files back and forth between my Mac Mini and my Chromebook. ![]() ![]() Go to System Preferences, then click on Sharing. Make sure the folder you want to map is shared On Mac That said, follow the guide below if you’d like to set this up for yourself. Sure, you can use Google Drive for this as well, but I find it works faster to share a file directly within my local network rather than having to upload it to the cloud only to then download it again. Sharing files back and forth between my Chromebook and my Mac Mini is something I do on a regular basis. ![]() But what if that external storage is in the form of another device you have at home – like a Mac or a PC – or a NAS (Network Attached Storage) and you want to be able to view or edit these files on your Chromebook while you are still on your local network?īack in the day, you were only able to achieve this by downloading a Google-created extension called “ Network File Share“, but that extension has since then been taken off the Chrome Web Store and has been replaced with a feature built right into the Chrome OS Files app. It’s no secret that most Chromebooks don’t come with a lot of internal drive space, so for those of us who are file hoarders – or simply like to maintain a thorough media library – we have to resort to other external storage options.
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