Quickly make any folder a Shared Folder

Mac users have the Public Folder and Drop Box Folder for easy file sharing. But there will be times when you’ll want to share another folder, perhaps a project folder, for a limited time. Here is how to quickly enable or disable folder sharing for any folder.

Simply Control+Click or Right Click the folder you wish to share and choose Get Info to display the Get Info window.

Then look under the General section and check the Shared Folder checkbox. That’s it. The folder is now immediately available as a Shared Folder. When you no longer wish to share this folder, then uncheck this box to turn folder sharing off.

Naturally, you will need to have File Sharing turned on under System Preferences → Sharing first – or Mac OS X Leopard will prompt you to do so at this time.