Issue setting up media sharing on Mac

[comovartia]

I have a new Mac Mini and am trying to set it up to stream movies to my Apple TV. Apple TV is a only a few months old. When I go into settings to set up sharing media, I put in my Apple ID and password. It still shows media sharing as off. Apple TV says no computers found, turn on home sharing. What am I doing wrong?

 

[jz0309]

I have a new Mac Mini and am trying to set it up to stream movies to my Apple TV. Apple TV is a only a few months old. When I go into settings to set up sharing media, I put in my Apple ID and password. It still shows media sharing as off. Apple TV says no computers found, turn on home sharing. What am I doing wrong?

it's been far too long for m to remember how, but this is the help screen, are you following those steps?

Set up media sharing on Mac​

Turn on media sharing to allow other devices on your network to browse and play downloaded music, movies, and TV shows from your Mac.

You can change the name of your Media library, set up Home Sharing, and share your media with other users on the same network.

Media sharing is turned on when you select either Home Sharing or the option to share media with guests. To turn off media sharing, deselect the Media Sharing checkbox in the service list on the left.

Change the name of your media library​

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu
   > System Settings, click General
   in the sidebar, then click Sharing on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
   Open Sharing settings for me
2. Click the Info button
   next to Media Sharing.
3. In the Library Name field, select the current name of the library, then enter a new name.
4. Click Done.

Turn on Home Sharing​

With Home Sharing, you can access your media library on all your devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.
Note: If you already have five Mac computers authorized to play content purchased from the iTunes Store or the Apple TV app, you can’t turn on Home Sharing for another Mac. See Authorize a Mac to play iTunes Store purchases.

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu
   > System Settings, click General
   in the sidebar, then click Sharing on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
   Open Sharing settings for me
2. Click the Info button
   next to Media Sharing.
3. Select the Home Sharing checkbox.
4. Enter your Apple ID and password, then click Turn On Home Sharing.
5. Select any of the following options:
   • Devices update play counts: Select this checkbox if you want to update play counts (the number of times an item has been played) when the items are played on other computers in your Home Sharing network, or on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
   • Share photos with Apple TV: Select this checkbox if you want to view your photos on Apple TV.
6. If you select the “Share photos with Apple TV” option, click Choose, then select which photos you want to share:
   • Select a Photos library or a folder: Click the “Share Photos from” pop-up menu, then choose Photos or a folder that contains the photos you want to share.
   • Share all photos in the library or folder: Select “All photos and albums” or “All folders.”
   • Share only certain photo albums or folders: Select “Selected albums” or “Selected folders,” then select the items you want to share from the list below. If you share selected albums, click Albums to select photo albums or People to select photos of specific individuals.
   • Share videos: Select “Include videos.”
   • Click OK when you’re finished selecting photo sharing options.

Turn off Home Sharing​

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu
   > System Settings, click General
   in the sidebar, then click Sharing on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
   Open Sharing settings for me
2. Click the Info button
   next to Media Sharing.
3. Deselect the Home Sharing checkbox.

Share your media library​

You can share your media library with other computers on the same network. For others to access your media library, your Mac must be turned on.

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu
   > System Settings, click General
   in the sidebar, then click Sharing on the right. (You may need to scroll down.)
   Open Sharing settings for me
2. Click the Info button
   next to Media Sharing.
3. Select the “Share media with guests” checkbox.
   Deselect the checkbox if you no longer wish to share your media with other people.
4. Click Options, then do any of the following:
   • Select Require Password, then enter a password to protect your media library.
   • Select “All songs, movies, and TV shows” to share everything in your library.
   • Select “Selected playlists,” to share only the items you choose.

 

[Azza332]

I'm setting my mum up with a new Mac mini and currently she is having issues turning media sharing "on" to share home movies to the Apple TV. I went into my MacBook Air sharing, which was "on" at the time and turned it off, and now I can't turn it back on. I'm doing everything correct but after putting in my Apple ID and password, it would go to the below. No content shared.

Anyone else want to turn theirs off and on again.

Sonoma 14.6.1

 

[chabig]

I had this very issue just two days ago. The fix was to open the TV app > Settings > Files and reset my media folder location (or in my case, point it at my media folder on an external drive).

 

[tedness]

I'm setting my mum up with a new Mac mini and currently she is having issues turning media sharing "on" to share home movies to the Apple TV. I went into my MacBook Air sharing, which was "on" at the time and turned it off, and now I can't turn it back on. I'm doing everything correct but after putting in my Apple ID and password, it would go to the below. No content shared.

Anyone else want to turn theirs off and on again.

Sonoma 14.6.1



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I believe I'm having this same issue. I'm still seeking a solution. Have you had any luck?

 

[tedness]

I had this very issue just two days ago. The fix was to open the TV app > Settings > Files and reset my media folder location (or in my case, point it at my media folder on an external drive).


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Unfortunately, this didn't work for me.