shared folders show up on my mac but are not accessible

**bilmas** · February 24th, 2009

when i shared folders with windows they would appear in the finder on my macbook and be accessible just the same

i've selected the same folders to be shared with ubuntu 8.10 and when i go to finder they appear but the message i get when i try to open them is:
'the operation cannot be completed because the original item for "[folder name]" cannot be found.'

any ideas?

**bilmas** · February 25th, 2009

just checking in

**cyberdork33** · February 25th, 2009

how are you sharing them? What do you do to set them up?

**bilmas** · February 25th, 2009

when i go to my file browser i just right click a folder and select to share it. is there another way to do this?

**cyberdork33** · February 25th, 2009

Originally Posted by bilmas

when i go to my file browser i just right click a folder and select to share it. is there another way to do this?

can you give more details?

You check the box to share, do you allow write privs? do you allow guest access?

I just tested enabled a shared folder and allowed guest access. Then I connected in the finder as guest and I could browse and download files as I liked.