#SWIFT SHARE PLUS#

In the AFS and Samba settings, you can configure various settings for the two protocols. In fact, few people ever will and messing with them can have very unpleasant results, so leave them be if you don't know what they do. While these options are available here, not everyone will need them. Create, modify and remove both users and groups through the same interface that is also conveniently located next to most of the sharing options that you will ever need. The users and groups management gives you a nice user interface to manage complex networks and keep everything shipshape. Permissions and settings can be easily altered giving you all the control you need if you wish it, or just the basics if you are in a hurry. No need to copy across huge files and folder structures, just make a new share and you are done in just a few seconds. Share points are fast to set up and easy to modify afterwards. Just select the folder you want, which can even be an entire drive, select the protocol you want it to be shared on and give it a name for easy management. Share points are the way to go when it comes to sharing. Largely, you can do three things with Swift Share, manage share points, manage users and groups and manage AFS and Samba settings. This little program is a must have for anyone that has moderate to complex sharing needs, as well as those who work in mixed networks.

Everything you need is located in this little app, plus a few extra options that let you set up how Apple File Sharing and Samba work universally. Choose any folder and make it accessible as a share, set up its properties, select on what protocols it should be visible as well as manage users and groups. Swift Share is a little application that lets you set up sharing the way it used to work back in the days before OS X. Fortunately there are third party applications that step in to fill the gap, like Swift Share. However, Apple does not give the user any practical and simple way to change the sharing settings to something more convenient. OS X is not limited to that one folder, after all, it is heavyweight UNIX behind the scenes. Having to copy things across and then delete is a big issue and it is even worse when you only need to let people view those files. After all, being restricted to that one public folder is a pain, especially when you need to give people access to large files or collections o files. The issue is when you outgrow the default settings and need something a little more flexible.

All in all, it is the perfect compromise.

They let you jump in there and share files with no effort and also keep things as secure as possible by limiting what and where is shared. The default file sharing settings in OS X are pretty good.

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