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Sharing files on macOS

Learn how to send and receive files securely and easily over Meshnet on macOS.
This guide provides the information you need to start sharing files over Meshnet on macOS.

Send files

  1. 1.
    In your NordVPN app, go to Meshnet
    and locate the device you want to share files with.
  2. 2.
    Click the Send files link button under the desired device, as shown:
    The send files button is available under one of the devices and highlighted
  3. 3.
    In the file selection dialog that appears, select the file or group of files you want to share.
  4. 4.
    Click Open.
The file transfer begins as soon as the recipient accepts your download request on their device.
Note
You can only send files to the devices that have the file sharing permission enabled for your device. For more information, see File sharing permissions.

Receive shared files

  1. 1.
    Have your sharer send the files. You will see their request as a file transfer notification in the NordVPN app and the upper-right corner of your Mac's screen.
  2. 2.
    In the file transfer notification you received, click Review.
    The review button is highlighted
  3. 3.
    Click Accept.
Once the download is complete, you can find the files shared with you by checking your computer’s default download folder location, which is typically the Downloads folder.

Monitoring and managing file transfers

NordVPN informs you about changes in file transfer status via notifications showing if the transfer was successful or not. You can view these notifications either within the app itself or in Notification Center on your Mac.
Various file transfer statuses are shown in Mac's Notification Center
Additionally, when a device is in the process of transferring files or has a pending file transfer, the icon that appears to of the device name is replaced with a progress indicator:
The icon next to the device that has a file transfer in progress is replaced with a progress indicator

Canceling file transfers

You can cancel all active and pending file transfers to or from a Meshnet device.
  1. 1.
    Go to Meshnet
    and locate the device whose incoming or outgoing transfers you want to cancel.
  2. 2.
    Click the More
    button to the right of the device.
  3. 3.
    Select Cancel all transfers.
  4. 4.
    In the dialog that appears, click Cancel all transfers to confirm canceling.

See also

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