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How to acces OS X server data from iOS

Could anyone tell me how to access all of the data that is accessible on the Mac on iOS?

iPhone 5s, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 28, 2016 7:42 PM

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Feb 28, 2016 9:25 PM in response to medvidfromglendale

Can you be specific on what it is you're trying to do?


I'm guessing you don't actually mean 'all of the data' since that would include a lot of server-related stuff that isn't relevant to clients (e.g. components of the OS itself). iOS also doesn't have a 'traditional' file system, so mounting the file system to navigate hierarchies or copy files doesn't make a huge amount of sense, either - and most documents are only relevant with a corresponding application, which may or may not exist in iOS.


So what is your goal here? What are you trying to achieve?

Feb 29, 2016 5:49 PM in response to medvidfromglendale

You can setup a share on OS X Server 5 and check "iOS" under Access.


Next, on your iOS 9 device, go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars and add an account. When prompted, select "Other" and then "Add OS X Server Account". After that, you can access your server like any other document provider on iOS.


Beware though that it tends to be flakey for time being.

How to acces OS X server data from iOS

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