How to hide computer on network in finder sidebar?

yinnie91 wrote:

Thank you for the clarification. Is that possible to turn off/disable options so that other unknown devices wouldn't show up on my "locations" list?

Uncheck the box in Finder preferences>Sidebar

Change Finder preferences on Mac - Apple Support

or hover your mouse to the right side to reveal the show/hide option

Yes, in that if you de-select those Sharing options, then your Mac will not be seen by other devices on the network.

In other words, that's how to accomplish the following:

What I want to know how to do is prevent my own devices from appearing in other peoples' 'locations' section, or elsewhere. Not just to prevent access to the contents of the devices, which I think turning off all sharing options ensures, but to prevent the visibility of the device there itself.

That's how you do it.

thanks but how to make my mac not to discover any unknown devices from a shared network? ( not just hiding it from Finder but it is still there ).

Try disabling Bonjour computers from the Sidebar tab of Finder Preferences.

yinnie91 wrote:

thanks but how to make my mac not to discover any unknown devices from a shared network? ( not just hiding it from Finder but it is still there ).

No.

If their appearance in a Finder Sidebar or Network window causes you concern you may only choose to hide those devices, as leroydouglas wrote. They appear because their owners / administrators have chosen to advertise their presence.

how to disable Bonjour computers from the sidebar tab and

Did you open Finder Preferences and click on the Sidebar tab? It should be obvious.

does enabling Firewall helps to stop receiving incoming connections?

No. It just makes it difficult to do things on the internet.

I think turning off all sharing options ensures, but to prevent the visibility of the device there itself.

Yours won’t show up if you don’t have any sharing services enabled.

Thank you for the clarification. Is that possible to turn off/disable options so that other unknown devices wouldn't show up on my "locations" list?

I don't know.