---
id: bridge-devices.can-my-mac-change-files-in-a-folder-shared-from-my-pc
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/can-my-mac-change-files-in-a-folder-shared-from-my-pc
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["bridge", "folders", "permissions"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-share-a-folder-from-my-pc-with-my-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-stop-sharing-a-folder"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.

- [Share a folder from your PC](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-share-a-folder-from-my-pc-with-my-mac)