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What does an unknown service (Port 8770) is starting on you Mac mean? How do I check if I should allow this service?
Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
How do you know about this unknown service?
How do you know about this unknown service?
SYNOPSIS
sharingd
DESCRIPTION
sharingd is used by the Finder to enable AirDrop file sharing, connecting to shared computers, and
accessing Remote Discs from other computers.
above from:
Are you trying/have turn on such sharing?
Did you sign up for a service like "Google Photo backup"? If so, that app will need the Port 8770 opened to have access to your iPhoto library to back up the photos to the Google Photo Backup. (When I set up my Google Photos App on my Air, I set it up not to backup my iPhoto library (for the time being), but I found out that Google Photos is still requesting access to the Port 8770 to access the iPhoto library. I don't know why.)
What does an unknown service (Port 8770) is starting on your Mac mean?
