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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Identify files preventing Net Use /Delete
Sometimes when executing
net use /delete (\\connection or drive)
I get
There are open files and/or incomplete directory searches pending on the connection
How can I find/identify those files? (or ...
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Linux Mint MATE Caja “Share Folder…” menu entry missing
I have two Linux Mint 16 MATE boxes connected. One has the "Share Folder..." right-click menu item in Caja, and the other does not. How do I get it?
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After installing caja-share, the menu item ...
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Mounting a shared Google Drive folder
Is it possible to mount a publicly shared Google Drive folder under Linux? I've tried all of the normal tools, such as google-drive-ocamlfuse, grive, and gdrivefs, from what I can tell, they only ...
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Sharing filesystem between linux hosts?
I'm running a website that uses user-uploaded files heavily. Those files are served to users only after a permission check by a Django application.
Now I need to scale horizontally and spin up ...
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Windows File Sharing does not work with firewall disabled
I have a Windows 7 computer which I am trying to use for sharing files over my home network (but not using a homegroup).
Here is what I have tried so far.
Network Discovery and File and Print ...
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Error Code: 0x80070035. The network path was not found
I've tried almost every single way I can find on the internet and none of them worked:
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Sharing a folder with full access in Windows 7
I have the following situation:
I need to share a folder in the root of drive C: on a Windows 7 machine.
The share should provide read/write access for anybody on other machines on the local network....
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OS X can connect to Windows machine, but can't access shared folders
I can create new folders on my Windows XP machine, set them to "shared".
On my Mac, I pick Finder → Go → Connect to Server → smb://192.168.1.4 → Connect → Name / Password.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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Network File Sharing no longer working after upgrade to Windows 10
Recently my family and I have been having problems with the Network File Sharing feature on Windows. We've had it working ever since we got our first version of Windows XP, but it seems to be ...
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How to force everyone stop editing OneDrive shared excel workbook?
A public shared Excel workbook of mine once turned-off/removed share-link is still NOT able to be opened by Excel even though I have turn off sharing, and remove the shared-link.
How can I force ...
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File URI with username and password in Explorer
How to specify file URI with user name and password in the (Windows File) Explorer, please?
Something like file://domain\user:password@host/dir/file. I need to specify domain to be equal host name, ...
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Share a VirtualBox guest machine folder with host machine
My question is simular to this question.
Since the question was asked years ago, virtualbox development has changed owners.
In my case I have windows 8.1 running a windows 8.1 vm. Is there a way to ...
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Requirements to show up in Network Neighborhood
What are the requirements for a Linux box running Samba to show up in Network Neighborhood in Windows and to be accessible using "\\SERVERNAME\"?
I read that I need to make the Linux box the WINS ...
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Advanced Security Permissions for Shared Drive
I have a large, shared drive of folders that are automatically created when a client is added to software that we use. I want to allow users to access the folders on the top level of the drive but not ...
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How to create a new file/folder in Fat32 USB drive from Mac OSX with netatalk file sharing
I mounted the FAT32 USB drive with the command:
sudo mount -t vfat -o rw,auto,user,fmask=0022,dmask=0000,uid=debian-transmission,gid=debian-transmission /dev/sda1 /media/MEDIA
I see the folder in ...
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Windows 7 disable media sharing (DLNA) for individual accounts
I have a Win 7 machine with 3 user accounts on it. I stream media from this machine to my LG Smart TV using standard HomeGroup sharing.
However, the TV picks up 3 different input sources ...
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Cannot access shared drive in same machine uisng machine name but can access using IP
I have 4 desktops running Windows Server 2008 32bit version.
I created some shares in all these machines. My program gets files from these machines (like \machine1\abcd). The machine names mentioned ...
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Sharing Windows 7 Hard drive with Windows XP Hard drive
I wish to share my hard drives between my two computers but I seem to be running along some sort of error... my windows XP Computer is picking up my "XGaming" hard drive but when clicked it says ...
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Can't access local SMB share via DNS name on Windows Server 2008 R2
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 with single network adapter. For this adapter I created two IP addresses and registered DNS aliases for each one:
1.2.3.4 => app1.rnd.example.com
1.2.3.5 => app2.rnd....
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I'd like to archive files from Ubuntu to Windows between two computers on a shared home network
I have an old laptop running Ubuntu 9.10 which I use as a LAMP environment for web development, and I have a comfortable, powerful desktop computer with Windows 7 installed on it. These two are ...
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Windows 7 - File Sharing "Computername\Username"
Is there a way to disable the computer name being added to the beginning of my username while using windows file sharing? It's really annoying since i'm trying to mount a samba share and it doesn't ...
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File and Printer Sharing, in 10.0.0.x
I have a strange problem:
When I assign addresses of the form 10.0.0.x to my computers, file sharing (smb) does not work.
When I assign them addresse of the form 192.168.1.x it works...
OS is XP ...
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Can I change the image associated with my computer when it's sharing as a media server?
I currently have my computer setup to share its videos, music, and pictures as a media server so I can easily access all of my stuff from my PS3 and play it on my TV (since I can't connect my computer ...
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Network shared folders dont show on other devices until I change the state of IPv6
My PC is connected to the router via cable, it has some folders shared on the network which I don't see on any other devices connected via WiFi, until I change the state of IPv6 in network adapter ...
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Mac OS Big Sur 11.7 completely drops network stack when writing to SMB share
I have an SMB file share (Windows 10 PC) that I connect to with my M1 MacBook Pro running BigSur 11.7. Since last week every time I connect to the SMB and initiate copy writing to the share, the ...
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Symbolic link pointing to network path instead of a local path
I am trying to setup a way to have a network file path mount as if it's on my local drive in Windows.
ex: "\10.0.0.205\Files" shows up as "C:\Volumes\Files".
I have tried mklink in ...
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A particularly stubborn case of "0x80070035 Network path not found"
I too must hang down my head in shame and admit defeat in the face of the "0x80070035 Network path not found"... the one from most of these 63 related posts...
So, I have a LAN segment with ...
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Apply "Shares that can be accessed anonymously" without reboot
A true anonymous share on modern windows requires listing its name in
Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\
Security Settings\
Local Policies\
Security Options\
Network access: ...
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Cannot connect to any devices on local network
When I try to ping my laptop it shows "Reply from my PC private IP : Destination host unreachable", however there's no problem when I pinging my router.
Previously I was able to access my ...
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How to restrict passwordless file sharing in Win10 to only allowed hosts
I need to keep password less sharing enabled but i would like to restrict it to just certain hosts.
Is it possible to use the Windows Firewall to block all incoming share connection / protocols unless ...
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Why is the whole Users folder shared when sharing a folder inside it?
I've just noticed the most peculiar thing: When I share a folder inside C:\Users, the whole of C:\Users is shared.
For example, when I share C:\Users\Public, there won't be a Public share on my ...
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I can ping but I can't access to shared folder
I've two machines one with XP OS and the other with win10.
they can see each other via ping command because they are connected to the same domaine.
the problem is when I share a folder on the xp ...
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I can never add new user to access to my network Shared Folder (Windows 10)
Here at my place, there is a Windows 10 Home Edition PC act as the "server" in which this PC shares a folder in D:\ with a few other specific computers in the network. The shared folder is &...
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Not Able to Access Windows 10 Folders From Windows 7 Machine
I am new to Windows 10 (build 1903) and am trying to network the new machine to my Windows 7 machine, and I'm soooooo close ...
From my W10 machine, I can see my W7 folders fine. I had to log in with ...
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Shared drive showing as disconnected but still accessible
I hope this is on-topic for this site :)
I have a Windows 10 PC that gets some network shares from group policy. These are applied at user logon. Currently, we have a network share that uses the J ...
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Stale file handle on user mounted fstab defined share
I have a file server with a NFS server running. /etc/exports contains this line for the share:
/mnt/datastorev2/data/<username> 192.168.20.*(rw,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check) 192.168.22.*(rw,...
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Windows 10: can't drop files into the icon of a shared folder (but it works when I open it)
Dropping files into a close shared folder doesn't work
(The folder has been created by another user (userB) connected to the same wifi network, I can open it and see the files of userB)
When I open ...
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Word very slow openig file from file server share
Internet is full of useless advises on how to solve speed problem with Word.
My problem has some unique characteristics, I did some tests and I need a focused hint on what to try next.
Some users ...
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Warning "File Does not Exist" moments after its creation
We have a network shared folder on a Windows 2k8 R2 Server where an application generates a text file after the client app sends a command. Then the client must read this file and prompt an ...
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Can't connect to shared folders on Win 7 computer from Win 10 on local network
Things I've tried:
On Win 7 computer - it's a home network (not public), advanced sharing settings all set as permissively as possible, shared folders have the following groups set to "FULL CONTROL" ...
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wget: Not able to get a folder from ftp server using wget
I need to download an FTP package through linux, but it is not proceeding after this.
wget -r --no-passive-ftp --no-parent ftp://ftp.geology.wisc.edu/thurber
--2019-01-16 21:06:50-- ftp://ftp....
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How do I make only *some* network folder sharing require a password?
I should know how to do this, being a techie, and I have tried a few things already, but they aren't working.
What I am trying to do is have two folders, one is shared with everyone on the network, ...
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How do you copy a SAS file share that has more than 256 character
Is it possible to copy a SAS file share that the path has more than 256 character within Win 10 or Win Server? And if not, what options do I have?
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File sharing not working, looking for alternatives
Windows 10 lost the ability to share files within your network. In either the fall or spring creators update they disabled SMB1.0. With that I lost the ability to use my main computer's hard drive as ...
