How to Delete Shared Folders on My MacBook
By Jason Taetsch
The file-sharing preferences on your MacBook make it easy to transfer files. The "Shared Folders" feature allows other users to securely copy digital files from your computer's hard drive. Remove the shared folders if you no longer want to offer the files for other computers. Clear the shared folders as soon as they are transferred to the other computer to ensure other users cannot access them.
Click the "System Preferences" icon on the dock, or click the "Apple" menu and choose "System Preferences."
Click the "Sharing" icon under the "Internet & Wireless" category. Click the "File Sharing" entry in the list.
Click the "Shared Folder" you want to remove in the "Shared Folders:" window, and click the minus sign under the window. Click "OK" in the prompt that appears to remove the shared folder.
Tips
To further delete the contents of the shared folder, click the magnifying glass icon in the Mac toolbar and type in the name of the folder. Click the folder that appears in the search results and drag it onto the "Trash" icon on the dock.
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Writer Bio
Jason Taetsch graduated from The College of New Jersey with a degree in English. Taetsch co-founded the on-campus literary magazine, "Paperclips." In 2006 he began writing professionally. He wrote news articles and independently authored op-ed columns for the on-campus newspaper, "The Signal" and had articles published in "Garden State Surf Magazine."