Put a file on the desktop of your iMac, and its there waiting for you on your MacBook.

What if you want to sync your desktop files between a Mac and a PC running Windows.

First you need some sort of cloud service that syncs folders between Mac and Windows computers.

Dropbox is the easiest answer here, but you could also use Microsofts OneDrive or Google Drive.

Any service that syncs folders from one computer to another (and is available on both Windows and macOS) will do the job, but well be using Dropbox for this article.

On your Mac, youll need to create a symbolic link, which needs to be done before the Windows side of things.

If youre using a different cloud service, navigate to that services folder instead.

Youll know it worked if you can see your desktop files in the Dropbox folder, like this.

Even better: you can do the whole process without opening the Command Prompt.

Find the new Desktop folder in your Dropbox that you created on the Mac side, and choose it.

You will be asked if you want to copy the files currently on your desktop over to your new folder.

Choose Yes if theres anything on your Windows desktop that you care about.

Customizing the taskbar is a much cleaner way to find your applications in any case.

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