iMac file sharing on Macbook Pro 2015 vs mid2012 Macbook Pro differences and issues
Hola!
I travel a lot for work and I love my 2015 macbook pro! However, I wanted an iMac for the house and video editing which works great! HOWEVER..... I wanted to access my work files on the 2015 macbook pro on the iMac easily, which is so easy! The 2015 macbook pro sits on the desk with the screen closed and plugged in. I simply find the 2015 macbook pro in finder on the iMac and log in! Awesome! I even have Quickbooks running on the iMac and it automatically finds the company's financial files and saves them to the 2015 macbook pro! Great to easily access and have the up to date files on my 2015 macbook pro while I travel and to have access to the SAME files at home on the iMac with the 2015 macbook resting nicely until I travel again. I keep the video editing files on the iMac which I don't have access while I travel. I'm sure there's a way, but I'm not utilizing that.
HERE'S MY ISSUE!
Why doesn't my mid2012 macbook pro play as nicely as the 2015 macbook pro. I had both macs set up with the iMac copying files from the mid2012 macbook pro, then my wife asks to use the mid2012 macbook pro and closes the cover to take the mid2012 macbook pro to another room. Immediately when the screen closes on the mid2012 macbook pro I loose connection on the iMac.
mid2012 macbook pro 10.9.5
2015 macbook pro and iMac 10.11.4
Obviously I could update the mid2012 macbook pro, but it's not my computer. The computer is my wife's that I have an administrator user account to log into.
Could this be a settings issue?
Was this a change in the OS update?
Is this a computer generation that does not support the behavior I would like it to exhibit as it does on the 2015 macbook pro? Just to be clear.....I want to keep the screen closed on the mid2012 macbook pro and use my new iMac to log into mid2012 macbook pro to access files.
Thanks!
J
iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1