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To find any software or navigation around your make click on the Finder button<br>
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The Linn Promotions pre-installed music files are located in "Macintosh HD/Users/Shared/Music". The instructions below show how to locate this folder using Finder.
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[[image:mac_finder.png]]
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1. To find any software or navigation around your make click on the Finder button:-<br>
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[[image:mac_finder.png]]
  
  
To add more visibility of USB drives, NAS etc then go into the top menu and select:-<br>
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2. To add more visibility of USB drives, NAS etc then go into the top menu and select:-<br>
  Finder - Preference key.<br>
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  Finder - Preference key:-<br>
 
  [[image:mac_find-Pref.png]]
 
  [[image:mac_find-Pref.png]]
  
  
This will bring up a new screen that allows you to select what you want to see in this Finder view<br>
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3. This will bring up a new screen that allows you to select what you see in Finder:-<br>
[[image:mac_finder=Pref.png]]
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[[image:mac_finder=Pref.png]]
Select Connected Server for previously assigned NAS's and External drive for USB's
 
  
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4. Select Connected Server for previously assigned NAS's and External drive for USB's:-<br>
  
To add a folder to the Finder list,  
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5. To add a folder to the Finder list,  
 
         Select Finder,   
 
         Select Finder,   
 
             then '''GO''' on the Finder Toolbar
 
             then '''GO''' on the Finder Toolbar
 
                 Then '''Go to Folder'''<br>
 
                 Then '''Go to Folder'''<br>
[[image:mac_GO-To-Folder.png]]
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[[image:mac_GO-To-Folder.png]]
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For the Linn Promotions music folder, enter /users/Shared<br>
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[[image:mac_Users-Shared.png]]
  
For the Linn Promotions enter /users/Shared<br>
 
[[image:mac_Users-Shared.png]]
 
  
 
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6. To add a NAS to the Connected Server,  
To add a NAS to the Connected Server,  
 
 
         Select Finder,   
 
         Select Finder,   
 
             then '''GO''' on the Finder Toolbar
 
             then '''GO''' on the Finder Toolbar
                 Then '''Go to Folder'''
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                 Then '''Connect to Server'''
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[[image:mac_Serverconn.png]]
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If you are using a NAS that supports connects to the MAC type type in:
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    '''afp'''://<nas name or IP address>/<shared folder name.
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        Then hit the + key to add it to your Favorites list in FINDER
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If this is a Windows ONLY NAS the type in
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    '''cifs'''://<nas name or IP address>/<shared folder name>
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        Then hit the + key to add it to your Favorites list in FINDER
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In both cases you can use Browse to check the NAS name and shared folder name
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If you have any other questions please contact [http://www.apple.com Apple] for further guidance.

Latest revision as of 08:24, 24 May 2013

The Linn Promotions pre-installed music files are located in "Macintosh HD/Users/Shared/Music". The instructions below show how to locate this folder using Finder.

1. To find any software or navigation around your make click on the Finder button:-

Mac finder.png


2. To add more visibility of USB drives, NAS etc then go into the top menu and select:-

Finder - Preference key:-
Mac find-Pref.png


3. This will bring up a new screen that allows you to select what you see in Finder:-

Mac finder=Pref.png

4. Select Connected Server for previously assigned NAS's and External drive for USB's:-

5. To add a folder to the Finder list,

       Select Finder,  
           then GO on the Finder Toolbar
               Then Go to Folder
Mac GO-To-Folder.png For the Linn Promotions music folder, enter /users/Shared
Mac Users-Shared.png


6. To add a NAS to the Connected Server,

       Select Finder,  
           then GO on the Finder Toolbar
               Then Connect to Server
Mac Serverconn.png
If you are using a NAS that supports connects to the MAC type type in:
    afp://<nas name or IP address>/<shared folder name.
       Then hit the + key to add it to your Favorites list in FINDER

If this is a Windows ONLY NAS the type in
    cifs://<nas name or IP address>/<shared folder name>
       Then hit the + key to add it to your Favorites list in FINDER

In both cases you can use Browse to check the NAS name and shared folder name

If you have any other questions please contact Apple for further guidance.