In finder, it says that I am shared to a pc which I didn't know about nor do i know the pc, how do I stop sharing with it?

I gather that you are seeing other "pee-seas" (and | other hosts) in MAC OSX Finder UI under SHARED ? T/F ?? The Finder is reflecting what others are sharing.

In any case consider these items:

1) Other hosts on your network (local) have ITEMS (folders and structures) that they themselves are sharing

with anyone on there network and to others outside who will access them via a specic host nae or address. KInda like your mate who has some files he wants to share with you. You connect to his host (machine) either by a host name (yourmate.com), an IP address (33.33.33.11) or on your local area network usually over Bonjour (yourmates_macbookair.local).

Simply THEY ARE sharing their stuff with you and this your MACs FINDER makes then apear under the SHARED parion of the side bar in the UI. This is likely what you are seeing

microsoft platforms have their users share DIRECTORIES mainly through the SHARING properties for that opject. YEp.. and then you can at a minimum SEE it . HOwever this doesnt mean you can access the contents.... This is all familiar to most.. nothing to be concerned about.

Probably no need for concern.....

(IMO), its amazing the number of PC users that unknowingly expose their folder contents on a hotel WIFI or ETHERNET network... its astonishing....!

2) YOUR CONCERN that you are sharing your stuff:

I'll hazard a guess that form you minmal description that you may feel that others on your network can SEE YOUR STUFF?? Bt Default, any user can see ANYTHING you have put in your ~/Public folder (theis is your Public folder in your home directory. Usually they can ONLY read whats there unless you have gone out of your way to change the ACCESS CONTROL LIST (ACL) to an access for others other than READ ONLY.

An extention so to speak of this sharing is the concept of a "DROP BOX" that is also maintained by default in your homes public folder (~/Public/Drop Box). This is very useful for people to GIVE you their files by DROPPING then into this ~/Public/Drop Box folder.

So THIS folder is exposed for all to see on your local network.

How to stop anyone seeing anything?.. easy..

Step 1: go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES/Sharing/ and UNTICK the "File Sharing" service. Its probably already unticked. This will stop exposing anything that you have shared to others. pee-sea users may need your to enable SMB/CIFS TO READ YOUR STUFF. YOU WONT HAVE THIS ENABLED UNLESS YOU DID IT YOURSELF. Additionally there are windows .apps to read mac file systems too... so stopping all fie sharing will do the trick

Step 1.1: if you dont want others to see your ~/Public folder either then simply select the Public folder in your finder, open the Finder inspector (+i), open the disclosure triangle for "sharing and permissions" and then set the access by others to "NO ACCESS"

Step 2: while you are inSYSTEM PREFERENCES/Sharing/ and UNTICK the "Remote Login" and "Screen Sharing" services. Its very likely already unticked. This will stop exposing remote services such as ssh and vnc anything that you have shared to others.

Step 3: for extra go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES/Security/Firewall and enable any setting for network here that you want to disable or filter... seek out these apple discussion forums.. tonnes of stuff here on his.

Others reading this thread will also have good advice and opinions.

Post your results for others to see.

Warwick

Hong Kong

Do you have a network printer? It's very likely that. My Brother printer shows up as "brn_036a12", for example. And my Canon shows up as a string of numbers and letters without the word "Canon" anywhere in there.

Matt

Hi Matt, can you be less Technical and more of a regular language. I 2 have the same scary situation of Showing some one Share under my Finder... I try to follow your instructions but not sure if I did them right since you mix 2 language there (PC/MAC) Mine is a MacBook Air??? Any Advise is welcome! Thank you Matt

Hi BB2, as Matt says in the subsequent post to mine, it's another HOSt computer SHARING somthing that you can OPTIONALLY use!

This display does NOT say that you are shared with others.. this is quite false.

As per MY post (23 Feb 2013), I'll assume that YOU are not wanting to share ANYTHING from your mac (y/n)?

You can easily see what the shared thing is

1. likely a printer (with an SMB file system (memory card or similar) , camera , some other thing share thats on your network.
2. It may appears as a "PC" icon. Not any need to be concerned. CAn appear as soem other iCON.
3. Those network devices (pee-sea looking things) appear because THEY are sharing something themselves. - this is their FILE SYSTEM (cards with pictires or something). or more
4. MORE LIKELY they have a set (made property or INDICATED) some folder or an entire filesystem on their pee-sea, they wish to share with ANYONE .. like your own Public folder).

It's nothing to be concerned about.

If it bothers you to see the shared servers in the Finder Pane, simply do one or all of the following:

1) HIDE it - mouse over and SLICK SHOW to HIDE this display segment in the FInder Pane.

Permanently HIDE the SERVER SHARED list via the FINDER Preferences - very easy!

Simply to calm your quote 😮, that NOONE is sharing YOUR stuff. It's the reverse

They are sharing or making something availabe to you!.

Lastly if you DONT want to share ANY access to your file system (files only) then untick the SYSTEM PREFERENCES FILE SHARING.

You can make you MAC somewhat less obvious on a net work (such as a hotel WIFI , hot spot etc) by simply turning of File Sharing in the System preferences.. (System Preferences/Sharing)

By Default others can ALWAYS see (read) your Public Folder in your own Home Directory. You can mark that as NOT SHARED in the FInder Inspector. More if you need it. It contains a "drop Box' that only allows thers to DROP stuff in but cant read. this is by default.

I hope this is clear and basic enough for ya!

Post your results for others to see. Mark as helpful if it was.. search is easier for others that way.

Warwick

Hong Kong

"SHARING", the way Mac OS X uses it, is the act of making resources available for others to use.

Once they are there, you just use them -- No special terminology or extra steps required.

When you see unfamiliar resources listed, it is not YOU that have SHARED them. You have not compromised your privacy in any way.

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Your Sharing is controlled with System preferences > Sharing

If nothing is checked on that pane, you are not Sharing, i.e., making available to others.

Yes it is clear now. I followed your advice. Thank YOU Warwick!

Hi BBr32, as Grant pointed out quite well that ""SHARING", the way Mac OS X uses it, is the act of making resources available for others to use."

Glad that helped.

Good luck

Warwick

Hong Kong

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