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10.5: Share any files between users on the same Mac
Execution matters because opening a folder is in fact "executing" it. Intuitively one might think that opening a folder involved "reading" it, but in this case intuition in incorrect.
10.5: Share any files between users on the same Mac
in fact, no.
I just tested this on my system: I enabled file sharing, added the pictures folder from a different account to the shared folders column, gave everyone read and write permission, enabled my main account and the other account in the 'options' section, and then voila! I went and opened a picture from the pictures folder on the other account, and saved it back to the other account under a different file name. the little 'no access' badge that's normally on the another user account's pictures folder disappears as soon as I enable sharing for that folder (though it still appears in the system preferences panel until you quit and restart that app). have you tried it? in this case my 'intuition' seems to be backed up by practical evidence. I understand what you're saying, and it makes a certain degree of sense within the twisted universe of pure unix, but don't underestimate Apple's ability to make functional GUI methods.
10.5: Share any files between users on the same Mac
I did try it, apparently more thoroughly than you did.
10.5: Share any files between users on the same Mac
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