Share Windows data with Mac OS X:
To perform this process, on Windows 7 computer, select Start> Control Panel> Network and Internet> Network and Sharing Center> Change Advanced Sharing Settings:
Scroll down, until the File and printer sharing section , select Turn on file and printer sharing and Turn on sharing compared to the access network can read and write files in the Public folders in the next section:
After selecting the settings above, you click Save Changes to save the changes. Next, on a Mac OS X computer, use the Finder , and the system will display the Windows 7 computer in the left window under Shared :
In case you do not see the Windows computer, it may be due to the following two reasons. First, users who have not enabled the shared server feature in the Finder , please check again in Finder> Preferences> Sidebar and make sure that the Connected servers box is marked:
If you apply the above method and still don't solve the problem, try logging in directly to Windows manually. In the Finder section, select the menu Go> Connect to Server or press Command - K :
And type the SMB: //192.168.1.7 address or the IP address of the Windows 7 machine, click Connect and account information to login.
Change Workgroup in Windows 7 and Mac OS X:
For some systems, changing the Workgroup to a single standard makes it easier to share data files and folders. By default, both Windows 7 and Mac OS X use workgroup as the standard name.
To change the workgroup in Windows 7, click Start Menu , right-click the Computer> Properties icon, scroll down to the Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings> Change settings :
At the Computer Name tab, click Change :
To do this in Mac OS X, select System Preferences> Network , select Internet connection protocol like wired or wireless network . and Advance :
Select the WINS tab, and enter the workgroup name, then click OK and Apply to save the change:
When you have completed the above steps without problems, we have finished sharing the file or folder sharing process between two Windows 7 and Mac OS X computers.