Where Does Mac Screen Sharing Store Connections?
Where macOS Screen Sharing keeps saved connections and settings for backup and full moves.
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macOS Screen Sharing keeps saved connections and display options in its app container: server lists plus per connection settings. Passwords live in the login keychain apart from the app on each Mac.
Copy the container folder with connections closed for migration; passwords need keychain moves too. Exact names shift between macOS releases, so confirm live folders first. Reach Library through Go to Folder.
Where Screen Sharing stores this, by platform
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSharing
Saved connections in the container with passwords in the keychain. Confirm live folders; names shift between releases. Copy with connections closed.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Screen Sharing connections to a new Mac?
Copy the ScreenSharing container folder with connections closed, then verify servers on the new Mac. Saved connections travel in files while passwords need the keychain too. Reinstalls without copies lose lists.
Where is the Screen Sharing server list?
Open Screen Sharing recent servers and read the list; the files mirror it. Connections live in the container beside preferences. The list always shows the live set.
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