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title: "Can other people on my WiFi network access the documents on the hard drive attached to my AirPort Extreme?"  
description: "Can other people on my WiFi network access the documents on the hard drive attached to my AirPort Extreme?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-09-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49932/can-other-people-on-my-wifi-network-access-the-documents-on-the-hard-drive-attached-to-my-airport-extreme  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Can other people on my WiFi network access the documents on the hard drive attached to my AirPort Extreme? 

Can other [people](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2295/more-people-need-to-monitor-this-crucial-metric-for-heart-health) on my [WiFi](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23417/9-of-the-best-aftermarket-tech-to-add-to-your-car) [network access](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102574/what-are-the-features-of-google-s-beyondcorp-for-secure-network-access) the [documents](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/156931/the-main-types-of-business-documents) on the hard drive attached to my [AirPort](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/208859/5-ways-to-pass-the-time-in-an-airport) Extreme? \
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**No, can not be possible for other people on my WiFi [network](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50966/how-to-fix-iphone-6s-plus-showing-no-service-or-searching-network-error-prompt) [access](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12994/how-foreigners-can-access-blocked-websites-in-china) the documents on the hard drive attached to my AirPort Extreme:**

- You can connect to the network drive with your Mac. Because the Finder sees your AirPort Extreme as a server, the network drive appears differently from other mounted hard discs, but don't worry: you can use it just like any other hard disc.
- Toggle over to the Finder.
- Select Preferences from the Finder menu. The Finder Preferences window appears .
- If it isn't already checked, choose the Connected servers checkbox.
- Close the Preferences window in Finder.
- Open a new Finder window. (You may do this by going to the File menu and selecting New Finder Window.) A window similar appears
- Select the AirPort Extreme Base Station from the Finder window's sidebar. In the Finder window, the hard drive shows as a folder.

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