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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1153870" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>You can enable the ftp server that's built into the sharing features of OSX.</p><p>This allows you to log into a shared folder across the internet.</p><p></p><p>You need to know your external IP address to do that so a service like no-ip is handy for that.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively get a NAS drive that has this capabilty. That way your iMac doesn't even need leaving on.</p><p></p><p>Something else to consider is this.... when you access files remotely they are copied to your remote machine using the upstream connection of your home broadband. Depending on your upstream speed and the size of the file this could be a slow process.</p><p></p><p>The alternative, that's been alluded to before is to use something like TeamViewer or LogMeIN to remote control your iMac and access/edit the files that way.</p><p></p><p>There are several approaches to consider. All depends on what function you're performing with your files.</p><p></p><p>I know that a bit all over the place. happy to expand on any particular part</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1153870, member: 38928"] You can enable the ftp server that's built into the sharing features of OSX. This allows you to log into a shared folder across the internet. You need to know your external IP address to do that so a service like no-ip is handy for that. Alternatively get a NAS drive that has this capabilty. That way your iMac doesn't even need leaving on. Something else to consider is this.... when you access files remotely they are copied to your remote machine using the upstream connection of your home broadband. Depending on your upstream speed and the size of the file this could be a slow process. The alternative, that's been alluded to before is to use something like TeamViewer or LogMeIN to remote control your iMac and access/edit the files that way. There are several approaches to consider. All depends on what function you're performing with your files. I know that a bit all over the place. happy to expand on any particular part [/QUOTE]
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