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Using shared folders and volumes
You can share Mac OS folders and volumes with the PC by assigning them
drive letters. The MACSHARE utility (installed with the PC support
software) makes this possible.
Note: When you name a folder in the Macintosh environment that you intend
to share with the PC environment, use a name that conforms to DOS 8.3
filename guidelines. Otherwise, the sharing software will truncate and
translate the name to fit the guidelines. For more information about naming
files, see your DOS manual.
Note: PC applications and their files work more quickly in a drive container
or on a hard disk than in a shared folder. The performance of Mac OS
programs is not affected by placing them in shared folders.
IMPORTANT
Information in the “resource fork” of a Mac OS file (such as an
original icon) is lost when the file is copied in the PC environment. This may
damage some files. To copy a QuickTime file, for example, you must open it
in the Mac OS using the MoviePlayer program and save it in “non-Apple
computer format” before copying or using it in the PC environment.
Using PC files in the Mac OS environment
There are three ways to access PC files in the Mac OS:
m You can access PC files on a floppy disk. For more information, see
“Using Floppy Disk Drives and Floppy Disks,” earlier in this chapter.
m You can access PC files in a shared folder or volume. For information on
setting up a shared area, see “Using Shared Volumes” in Chapter 3.
m You can access PC files in a PC drive container or a PC-formatted SCSI
hard drive attached to your Macintosh.
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