Questions tagged [file-sharing]

Allowing more than one user to have access to a file. This can be via a network share, some method of cloud storage, using an FTP server, or other methods.

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I cannot share files between two laptops

I have two laptops at home and need to share files between them. I tried HomeGroup but the other PC does not find the first one! Both have windows 10 installed and are connected to a TP-Link wireless ...
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" You don't have permission to access the file or folder" on shared folder

I'm not exactly new to this, but this a new problem for me. The shared folder is configured to be accessed only by one administrator account. I was able to access it before, but now I'm getting this ...
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How to share a folder with only 1 user on 1 computer over the network?

I have two computers, both running windows 10. I have a folder on one computer, called "desktop" for this question, which I would like to be able to access from my other computer, called "laptop". ...
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Windows cannot access - Windows 10

I've a local share in my laptop \Siva\archive and connected with a wifi network at the moment Then I try to access, it just comes back with This error As the OS is latest windows 10, it does have ...
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Windows Server 2008: Sometimes Windows shows the simple file sharing dialog while other times it shows the advanced dialog

when I try to share a folder to my LAN on Windows Server 2008 Standard by right clicking a folder and choose Share, sometimes Windows shows the simple file sharing dialog while other times it shows ...
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Windows control pannel sharing protected by password radio button

How i can manage 'Sharing protected by password' option (radio button) in Windows control panel with powershell ? I can modify the network profile type with : Set-NetConnectionProfile -...
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Client-access to Windows 7 CIFS shares when configured as VPN host

I have a Win7 box configured as a VPN server using the built-in Windows VPN service and all the appropriate fwd/passthru configs applied in the gateway. Connecting to the VPN works. However, VPN ...
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Folder Permissions (Save into Read-Only)

I have a folder containing files that I would like to be read-only. However, I would also like users to be able to save files into that read-only folder. What permissions do I need to check for each ...
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How can I set up a WiFi-hotspot to host files which can be downloaded by an other device later

There is an app on the Play Store named Super Beam and what it does is it sends file by starting a WiFi-hotspot gives its name and its password, and an IP address to connect to from an other device. ...
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how to share specific folder to specific computer without password in windows 7

So I have this problem. I want to share a folder to specific computer without password. I do not want to share it to everyone. The scenario is that there is a one computer, and wants to share the ...
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How does networking in older P2P programs like Kazaa or Limewire work?

I'm specifically interested in how a node queries the other nodes for search results. I originally thought that the node would send a multicast message to all other nodes on the network. But besides ...
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How does deny deletion permission work in file sharing

We are sharing folders from a computer over a LAN network. I want users to be able to read and update those files but they should not be able to delete those files. The folder is shared with everyone. ...
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Windows 10, can ping other PC but cannot access shared folders! What gives?

I have a computer running Windows 7 that shares a Git repo on drive D. Let's call this PC "win7". This repo is the origin of a project that we push to and pull from. The network is a wireless network....
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SMB: The account is not authorized to log in from this station

When I try to visit \\192.168.1.x on one of my computers I get the following error: \\192.168.1.x is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the ...
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How can I share folder with password on the cloud

Is there any possible way to share a folder on the internet in such a way that people can open it with a password without the need for me to enter their emails (e.g., like dropbox). I do not have the ...
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Stop Windows NLA from repeatedly detecting local network as a new, Unidentified Network

I am managing a small business network with a number of Windows 10 and 7 PCs. Intermittently but quite frequently users complain that they can no longer access shared folders with other co-workers. ...
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Windows 10 keeps breaking file sharing

Here's the deal - I've got three laptops (all of them on the same OS = Windows 10 Home 64-bit; all updates/fixes installed). To make it more clear, this is how the structure looks like: Laptop no 1 (...
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All mapped drive shares disconnect after application error

Workstations have multiple drive mappings to shares on SRV01. One share has application executables for a network enabled accounting and tax prep program. After a reboot, all mapped drives work ...
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How can I share files between Windows PC and a Mac via Ethernet cable? [closed]

I have a PC for my intensive workloads and a Macbook Pro for my portable "workstation" and when I need to transfer files between them, I have an Ethernet cable which I can plug into both of them, but ...
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Why can't I mount shares by SMB since High Sierra

Since I updated to High Sierra (directly to 10.13.1) I can't connect my iMacs and MacBook any more by AFP protocol, so I tried SMB. open 'smb://user:password@S/Share' :: works, but shows Finder on ...
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Can't connect to my Windows 10 File Sharing Server

My Windows 10 computer has been configured to discover devices on the network and enable file sharing. This however is just not working whatever I try to do. I tried resetting the network adapter, ...
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How to share folder from Mac to Windows 10 PC?

I have a Macbook Air "Early 2014" with OS 10.11.6. I also have a Windows 10 desktop. From my Windows 10 desktop, I want to browse a shared folder on the Macbook. I have tried following Apple's ...
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About Windows file sharing

Is it possible to run Windows file sharing exclusively over port 139, and close port 445 on the firewall between clients and server ? If so, any settings need to be changed on clients and or server ? ...
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Unable to share Excel workbook

I have run across an issue with Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus. I have an Excel workbook with multiple pages to be shared among multiple users within a work group at one time. When I go to Review - ...
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Mounting files of another VPS

So I'm not quite sure how to phrase this, which I'm sure is the reason I haven't found the answer on Google. But basically I've got two servers. Runs webserver (apache, mysql, ..) Fileserver (hosts ...
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Samba shadow_copy2 snapshots not showing up in Windows Previous Versions?

I'm using Samba 4.5 with ZFS as a file share to a Windows 8.1 client. Samba itself is working and I've tested my smb.conf using testparm - it looks correct. The smbd log doesn't show any errors. But I'...
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Establish connection between PC and Mac

I have a Windows PC which hosts all my important media and photos. I also recently bought a Macbook Pro. The former connects to the university network via Ethernet, and the latter via WiFi. I should ...
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Computer stopped being discovered by other devices on network

My problem is rather strange and one I haven't come across before. Today, out of the blue, my PC stopped being discovered by other devices on the home network; the Plex media server and Unified ...
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Windows 10 access to shared folder

We have several Windows 10 computers on a home network. We can no longer access files in a shared folder, something that used to work. We have not changed user names or passwords recently. Computer1 ...
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Share between Windows and Ubuntu issues?

Am running Ubuntu 16 Desktop and also Windows 10. I am having a tough time sharing files between no matter which tutorials I look up. Is there a best and easy method to achieve that I may not have ...
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How to create online file server for students [closed]

I would like to make a page for my students group, requirements: someone with account (login and password, which me, admin, would give them) those with access, can upload and download files How can ...
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Gnome 3 public WebDAV share: how to access from Windows 10?

I'm trying to access the Public folder of my Gnome 3 system from Windows 10 computers in the same network. Gnome's File Sharing dialog says that the Public folder can be accessed at dav://(hostname)/...
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Share folder with specific users from other machines without creating another account in the sharing PC?

I researched the site and I know you have the same account on the PC that is going to share the files in order to share only to specific accounts, but this seems messy to me. Imagine you can share a ...
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Windows File Sharing from a non-Domain server to AD-connected PC's

We have a few Windows Servers in our lab, and occasionally need to connect to them from our office PC's. The lab servers are part of a Workgroup, not a Domain, but the office PC's are all part of an ...
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Cannot connect to Windows share via local network IP address, but can by localhost

I'm stuck a bit in figuring out why can not I access Windows Shared Folder via my local network address even from the very computer that exposes the share. When I try to see shared folder via \\...
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Need help configuring NTFS Permissions on a dummy file server

I'm playing around with Server 2016 in a VM and created a very basic file share system on the server (which is also the AD, DHCP and DNS server which i know is not the best practice but it'll do for ...
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Why does File and Print Sharing Fail after creating Hyper-V External Virtual Switch?

I'm running a couple of VMs under Hyper-V that I use for testing. I created an "External" Virtual Switch using my NIC so that the VMs would have access to the Internet along with the host PC--the VMs ...
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What is the network address for a folder shared on a Mac computer?

I'm trying to get a scanner to be able to scan to a Mac. The person wants to be able to choose their computer from the scanner and scan to a folder on their MacBook. For the Windows computers I set ...
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I'm confused about using Share and NTFS permissions

I've been doing research into Share and NTFS permissions (i like to do research into things IT related when i have a quiet moment at my job), i know both serve the same purpose and that many companies ...
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Selective file sharing remote and local between multiple computers

I would like to set up some kind of a network that can achieve selective file syncing across a number of devices ie home computer, laptop, tablet and android phone, either over a local network or over ...
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Using a computer that is tethered through android phone as a fileserver?

I have a rooted SII running cm12 that is providing internet/network access to my PC (which is without a wifi card currently). I can access my home NAS from the computer if I enter it's IP address into ...
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Azure File Storage Offline

If one was to use Azure File Storage via SMB (net user mounting) is it correct to assume that it can also be configured for offline caching (should network connectivity fail). The reason being is, i'...
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Force turn on file and printer sharing

I am trying to set up File sharing on a friend's machine who is using Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate edition. In advanced sharing settings, I select the radio button "Turn on file and printer sharing" and ...
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How to get permissions removed on files?

I used Windows 7 as my primary system for a long time and was sharing my libraries on homegroup. When I HAD TO format my laptop C: drive and installed Win 10, the pictures folder (On E:, non system ...
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Cannot access c$ administrative share in Windows 10

I have two machines at work running Windows 10. From one, I can connect to the c$ administrative share, but trying to connect from the other to the first computer's c$ share fails. I have read about ...
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Directories at C:/ visible only to one user account on Windows 7

A machine running W7 has two user accounts: Account 1 Type: Administrator Directories at C:/ are called 'path_a', 'path_b' and 'path_c' Account 2 Type: non-Administrator Directory at C:/ is called '...
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ftp only shows root directory,

I am using an old version of FileZilla. It was working properly but since yesterday I am not able to see all the directories and files. The remote window shows the root directory only, I am not able ...
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Azure File Share permissions?

I have created a file share in Microsoft Azure. I have looked but not been able to find if there is any way to create permissions on the file share created. Or is it a open file share where anyone who ...
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Samba access outside of subnet

I am trying to create a file server that is open to the whole web. It is ultimately to be used as part of a program I'm writing, and it is password protected, so security is not an issue. To do this, ...
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Disable file sharing on Windows XP

I want to disable file sharing (SMB) on Windows XP and I turned it off in the network properties dialog box, but the system is still listening on port 445. Is there a way to make it stop listening on ...
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