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hajime

macrumors G3
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Hello, I heard that many users here have turned their Mac into a NAS to backup and share files among multiple OS platforms such as Windows, Linux, iOS, etc. What does it mean actually? Simply connecting an external storage and a Windows PC/Linux machine/iOS device to the Mac and enabling File Sharing?

Windows has an annoying 260 characters file path limitation. When using File Sharing and drag & drop from a Windows PC to a Mac, do longer files/folders get copied correctly? I encountered problems even when trying such long file paths from a Windows 11 PC to an external drive connected to it.
 
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