{"id":"bridge-devices.can-my-mac-change-files-in-a-folder-shared-from-my-pc","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/can-my-mac-change-files-in-a-folder-shared-from-my-pc","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"shared-folders","title":"Sharing folders"},"question":"Can my Mac change files in a folder shared from my PC?","alt_questions":["Read-only vs read-write in Bridge","Why can't I edit PC files from my Mac?","Allow editing option in Bridge","Make a Bridge folder writable","Can I delete files on my PC from the Mac?"],"short_answer":"Only if that folder is set to Read-write. Shared folders are read-only unless you allow editing, which lets your Mac change, add and delete files. Flip each folder's switch any time in the Bridge app's Shared Folders screen.","answer_markdown":"Only if you allow editing for that folder. Folders are read-only unless you choose otherwise: your Mac can browse them and copy files out, but not change them. Turn a folder's switch to **Read-write** (or add it with **Add folder (allow editing)**) and your Mac can edit, add, rename and delete files there.\n\nYou can flip the switch either way at any time in the Bridge app's **Shared Folders** screen. Read-only is the safer choice for folders you only need to read from.\n\n- [Share a folder from your PC](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-share-a-folder-from-my-pc-with-my-mac)","answer_html":"

Only if you allow editing for that folder. Folders are read-only unless you choose otherwise: your Mac can browse them and copy files out, but not change them. Turn a folder's switch to Read-write (or add it with Add folder (allow editing)) and your Mac can edit, add, rename and delete files there.

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You can flip the switch either way at any time in the Bridge app's Shared Folders screen. Read-only is the safer choice for folders you only need to read from.

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Bridge & your devices · Sharing folders

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Can my Mac change files in a folder shared from my PC?

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Short answer: Only if that folder is set to Read-write. Shared folders are read-only unless you allow editing, which lets your Mac change, add and delete files. Flip each folder's switch any time in the Bridge app's Shared Folders screen.

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Only if you allow editing for that folder. Folders are read-only unless you choose otherwise: your Mac can browse them and copy files out, but not change them. Turn a folder's switch to Read-write (or add it with Add folder (allow editing)) and your Mac can edit, add, rename and delete files there.

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You can flip the switch either way at any time in the Bridge app's Shared Folders screen. Read-only is the safer choice for folders you only need to read from.

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