How to Sync a Laptop and an iMac
- 1). Connect your laptop and iMac with the Ethernet cable in each network port.
- 2). Turn both computers on and then switch to the Mac.
- 3). Click "Finder," then "Go," then "Connect to Server."
- 4). Type "smb://192.168.0.2/" replacing that number with the IP address of your other computer. If you do not know the IP address on your laptop click "Start" then type "cmd" and press "Enter." Type "ipconfig" and press "Enter." Amongst other information your "IPv4 Address" will be displayed.
- 5). Click "Connect" and enter the user name and password for the other computer. Double-click the laptop icon on your Mac desktop to access that computer. You can now sync files and data freely between the computers.