How do I remote into my Mac so I can do filing on the Mac from my laptop?

Hello TerryBailey,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

We understand from your question that you want to remotely connect to your Mac from a different Mac. We can certainly help you with this!

This article will be a good resource for you. It will walk you through the necessary steps to resolve the question.

Allow a remote computer to access your Mac

We hope this is able to resolve your issue. If you have any more questions or this does not resolve your issue, please reach back out on the thread!

Cheers.

Are you seeking remote accessing from the local network, or remote accessing from a remote network through your firewall?

The above reply addresses the former.

Remote access inward through your firewall adds security, and DNS and IP routing issues, to the discussion.