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Shared folders are folders that are shared (made accessible to) multiple users, typically over a TCP/IP network.

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Share folder structure for projects

I am trying to figure out a way to set up a share drive that will allow a manufacturing shop to restrict access depending whether they work in the office or on the shop floor. The way they want to do ...
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SMB/connection between devices in the same network is too slow

I shared a folder in windows (which is connected to my modem/router combo(same modem that I use for internet)) When I access(wirelessly/same network) this folder from any device I get very low speeds ...
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Windows server 2008 R2 workgroup computers have complete server access. How to restrict this?

I am not a network engineer, however I can see that in our current office setup, the organization server is connected to multiple desktops in a private network. The desktops are visible in the server ...
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Folder location / path issue

I am a learning junior sys admin and I read an article on how to give a shared drive over the network a recycling bin in a roundabout way...I was told if i change the file path of a random folder in ...
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AXIS Network Camera not able to connect to a shared folder for storage on Windows 10

Trying to set up a storage for my Axis Camera to a shared folder, but getting this error: The folder is shared properly with full access to everyone, and I can access it no problem \\MYPCNAME\Camera ...
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Shared folders are not listed in "net share"

I dont understand why there are not shared folders when I use "net share" I also tried "net view" and "net use" but nothing. Any ideas ? I googled the problem but could ...
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Winzip cmd line gives fatal error

I'm trying to add folders from a mapped network drive into a zip file using winzip command line but everytime I am receiving this error: FATAL ERROR: assert failure (WzZipAdd.c@1346) Please send the ...
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Can I create a symbolic link/junction to a Teams folder without issue? Is there a better way to achieve this?

I'm new to using Teams, and am not a networking professional etc. so please forgive my ignorance there, and if I'm using incorrect terms for things, but here is my situation: I have to use some old ...
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Virtual box shared folder visible in Ubuntu Guest, files not shared

Trying to make a local non-networked shared folder from a Windows 11 host to a Ubuntu 22.04.2 guest in VirtualBox. Currently, changes on the guest or host machine are not reflected in the other's ...
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Share Windows 10 share permanently

I have shared the Z: drive on a Windows 10 (21H2) system as an administrator. Now I have noticed that a few minutes after the administrator logs out the share is no longer available and when the ...
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mklink to a remote shared folder, with remote account

Difference to qustion Creating a symbolic link to mapped network drive in Windows Referenced question is about building symlink to a mapped network drive. This question doesn't say anything about ...
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Lower Windows Explorer timeout when looking for mapped network shares that are not available on the network

I have a Windows 10 Pro laptop that has some LAN network shares mapped to drive letters. When my laptop is not at home, Windows Explorer is very slow to open. I assume because it is trying to connect ...
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How can I implement quotas in samba?

I want to create smb shares that are limited by a given quota size also I want to be able to modify the quota size in the future. While searching for a solution I came across the setquota command but ...
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Google Drive: How do I synchronize large files manually?

I am doing my video editing work in two separate computers. I am synchronizing the project files between two computers by using my Google Drive account. My project directory consist of small and large ...
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Windows 10 Enterprise/Education/LTSC and Insecure Guest Logon issue with Printing, error 0x0000011b

The reason for this intro: there's a ton of outright false information on the Internet about this pernicious issue. Here's the situation. A company of a friend of mine has Windows 10 LTSC workstations ...
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Windows network shared folder vlc player can't see

i am using windows 11 home the latest 22h version. I share a folder and use VLC on my TV to play local content from my computer. VCL never sees the shared folder. But when i disable/enable ethernet ...
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Why does opening a file in Read block others from opening in Read+Write on a Windows Network Drive?

We have an Excel file that we use for data entry (located on a network drive). We also have a python script on a server pulls data from the file. Based on Computer Management, the file is opened on ...
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Very slow login to windows 10 in a shared computer lab

In a college we have multiple computer labs for students' use. Students use different computers every time they go the lab. The log in process is very slow (up to 10 min). We suspect it has to do with ...
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Cannot share folder between pc and laptop even they see each others

I have PC and Laptop , I wanted to share files from PC and access them from Laptop through ethernet cable , I connected to internet via Laptop Wi-Fi and connect ethernet cable between PC and Laptop , ...
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Can my employer access my server share folder within my virtual machine?

I do lots of contract work for various clients/companies. The way I keep everything separated is that I create a new Hyper-V Virtual Machine on my server, install Windows and set it up with the work ...
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Force refresh on Windows' client side when the Samba server gives an outdated file?

Let's say that there is a file F on a Linux system EXT4. F is shared through Samba. First, I open F on a Windows client. Now, a process on the Linux system updates F. But the Windows client still sees ...
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Folder share from windows 10 to ubuntu 20-04 - mount-error-13

My apologies in advance if this sounds like a really daft question but I don't even know where I am going wrong here is my situation: I have 2 laptops at home connected to the same wifi network and I ...
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Not able to create a system image - remote shared folder issue (Error code: 0x8078015B)

I am trying to create a system image of my Windows 10 device on an external hard drive, but facing this "remote shared folder" issue. (0x8078015B) The problem is - Backup is getting failed ...
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Windows 10 shared folder can't be accessed from other computer

I shared a folder in my personal computer in order to allow my wife to access it from her computer. Followed all instructions related to activate NetBIOS, allow insecure host etc. But when she tries ...
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Shared folder in an Azure VM is not reachable by name on another VM

I have two VMs in Azure, one Windows Server 2019 and one Windows 10. I am trying to share a folder on the C:\ drive of the Server 2019 VM so that it can be reached from the Windows 10 VM. I am unable ...
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Shared folder password is incorrect

Logged in as user nx11118... on a Windows 10 machine with local ip address 192.168.0.107 and shared OsImages folder: on some other Windows 10 machine opened file explorer, typed \\192.168.0.107\...
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How to prevent Windows from attempting to save every desktop file operation to a network share

I have a Windows machine that - for some reason - is attempting to perform a file operation on a network share every time I perform one. If I drag a folder across my desktop, refresh it, anything - it ...
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Open files in VirtualBox Shared Folders to survive a Linux VM state save/restore

VirtualBox has Shared Folders (provided by the vboxsf kernel module in Linux VMs). When the VM is saved with a file in a mounted shared folder open, that file handle is lost (appears as (deleted) in /...
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How to improve remote backup

I need to backup a large file (>20GB) onto a shared folder through a wired LAN. I have used ROBOCOPY with no buffer (/J) and multithreaded (/MT:64). Nevertheless task manager measures no more than ...
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NAS shared folder with everyone, but only creators of sub-folders must be able to write or delete in that folder, possible?

we have Windows server with file storage, which is shared as NAS. We want to create a folder, all users must have access but only user who creates a sub-folder in it, only he/she must be able to write ...
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"The parameter is incorrect" when trying to execute installers from shared drive

We have a WD MyCloud device that we use for a public share. When I deploy new PCs about half of them have this issue. If I browse the network to the public share (via name) and run an installer, I ...
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Switch users on network shares

I have 2 issues that are driving me crazy. I have a NAS on my home network, to prevent ransomware attack I created two accounts: user_ro and user_rw that can respectfully only read, or read+write. Let'...
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Can I find out the size of a shared OneDrive folder?

I need to figure out the total size of a shared OneDrive folder. This folder can't synchronized with my local drive since it's huge and contains stuff like backup files from several people in our ...
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Windows Read shared folder permission

I was reading about Shared folder permissions and then I passed by the following information about the read permission : Read: Display folder names, file names, file data, and attributes; run ...
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Syncing a folder on two PC connected to the same router

I have two PCs running on Windows 10. I have been using \\PC01 but now \\PC02 is joining. There is a folder \\PC01\Users\Matthew\Documents\folderToShare and I want it to synchronize with \\PC02\Users\...
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Hide a subfolder inside a share windows server

Im using windows server 2012 R2 and im trying to hide parts of one share for all users. I still want everybody to read from it if the have the correct path to it. Lets say all user that have access ...
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How to correctly map an "on-demand-only" network drive under Windows 10 Home

My girlfriend uses a network share at work, i.e. while physically present in the office with her laptop, or from home using a VPN connection. She uses Windows 10 Home (19041.610) and has added a ...
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Port forwarding of Windows Network File Share

I want to access Windows Network File/Folder share inside a NAT network across the internet using NAT port forwarding, For this to succeed, which port numbers should I forward to the Windows 10 client ...
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Executing Visual Studio 2019, stored in a remote server

I have a personal computer, and a server. On both systems, Windows 10 Pro is already installed. TL;DR I want to execute Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise on my personal computer, but place the application'...
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Windows XP asking for password to access to Windows 10 shared folder

I shared a folder from my windows 10 machine with windows xp machine. I can ping both machines. and when I type the IP address of my xp machine in the windows 10 search bar it works and I can access ...
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On a shared computer, how to hide sensitve information from super users?

So I'm on a shared machine. And would like to know if there is any software or protocol that tries to keep things tidy for you. Any encryption I can use on my home or anything similar to keep my ...
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Share Folder Missing File

I have two PCs (let's say PC1 and PC2) connected to each other through the LAN cable. From this connection, I created a share folder which can be accessed from both PCs. However, most of the time when ...
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Can I know all shared folders with my account in network?

I would know all share folders that I already had access permission to read, modify ...etc. And if I would check any username permissions to list all share folders for them in the company network? ...
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Is there a difference between using a network share address vs a local address for a folder?

I recently ran into a problem where a Computer A could not pull files from a shared folder on Computer B unless the files were put into the shared folder on Computer B via the network share path. ...
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Shared folder doesn't appear in Linux guest VM - But in WinXP guest

A question for general understanding: In VirtualBox Version 6.1.6 (on antiX Linux (based on debian)) shared folders for WinXP (as a Guest-VM) appearing in the Windows Network in the file manager ...
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User having duplicate folders populate on network drive

I have a domain user who is experiencing an issue in which folders in our "Share" drive will populate with a phantom folder, containing all of the contents of the original folder. For example: ...
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How user can find out who open a file from shared folder ? (Windows Server 2016)

is there any possibility for a standard user to check who has opened a file on a network resource? I know you can check it on the server (Computer Management snap-in - System Tools → Shared Folders → ...
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In Win10 (w/o Homegroup) how can I share a folder with a specific user on my LAN, without them having an account on my PC?

We don't have a Domain Controller. Homegroups are gone. We're just a Workgroup with 5 Win10 1903 PCs (including mine). Right now each co-worker has a local Win10 account on their PC. I'd like to ...
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Access ubuntu machine folder via windows?

I have a ubuntu server that lets me ssh via WSL. So I have a username and a password and I access it via ssh username@ip But I want to mount that drive to my windows explorer so that I can access ...
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Excel 2019 shared (Legacy) spreadsheet user has mutually exclusive access for some reason?

There's a shared spreadsheet, stored on a mapped drive at work that users work on all at the same time, but when one of the users logs into it the rest are kicked out. Is there a setting that causes ...
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