Questions tagged [shared-folders]

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

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Web application failing to map a shared drive

I've got a web application which uses in its code behind net use in order to map a net work drive that is shared on a different server and then it writes data onto the mapped drive. This worked fine ...
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Protocol Error when writing to vbox shared folder

So to begin I am running a server where a vbox vm is running that has a shared folder mounted to transfer items in and out of the vm. This shared folder goes to multiple vms on the server. Recently ...
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Can you change folder template and columns for a network shared folder in Windows 10

I know how to customize columns and views on a Win 10 PC for folders on that PC. I do it for images and videos to show things like date taken or length, etc. Then I can propagate that to ...
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Can't access Windows shares after Windows 10 build 1803 update

I have two Windows 10 computers on the same home network. Prior to the 1803 update I used to keep them in sync by sharing a folder on one, connecting to it on the other, and using sync software. The ...
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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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How to share a folder on the network for a specific computer

I have a computer and a laptop (both Windows 10) and I want to share one folder from my computer so I can access it from my laptop. I went to Advanced Sharing and shared the folder but now, anyone ...
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How do I set up a shared folder between Kali and my windows machine (Given these restrictions?)

I'm currently trying to get a shared folder set up between my Pi3 running the 32bit version of Kali, and my windows machine. I am trying to do this across a corporate network which is throwing some ...
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Find log session who accessed my folder via 'c$' on network

I have audit set up via C: > security > advanced > auditing for all users on the network drive. When in Computer Management > Shared Folders I can only see live stream of current users accessing the ...
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VirtualBox Guest Additions for Linux Guest with kernel 5.0.5

I'm trying to setup VirtualBox Additions for enabling shared folders between host and guest machine. The configuration is: Host : Windows 10 x64 Guest : Fedora Server 29.1.2 x64 [with updates up to ...
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Outlook Issue with running BAT file

Recently I have been having an issue with sending a hyperlink to a .BAT file saved on our shared drive. When the person receiving the email clicks the link and try to run the .BAT file, they get an ...
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The network path was not found (0x80070035)

There are many questions for that issue already. Still, I can't find any solution, and I use to face that issue anyway, at least once a month. So, I was looking to find or establish the right ...
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Compilation issues on a shared project (Qt)

I'm working on an already existing project. So the project folders and files are located in a shared folder (read, write and execute permission for everyone) on the development PC. The project runs ...
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Windows10 - Live Sync files across multiple cloud folders

I'm looking for a solution to sync files from a folder to another on in Windows 10. The first folder is the one I synchronised from my organisation Sharepoint, and I want to synchronise it with my ...
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Take ownership of folder

I want to add permissions to a shared folder (add an AD group) but someone told me to do that I have to take Ownership of the folder is this true? Also, he said that, though he may have admin rights ...
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Can Not Access Folder After Re-Installing Windows 10 [duplicate]

On my latop I was using a windows 10, and I stopped sharing one of my folder with full of my fhoto and video archive. Then I formatted c drive and installed a new fresh Windows 10 Now I cannot ...
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how to share folders with a windows 10 host and a mac guest?

I am running VirtualBox in my Windows 10 and The guest os is Mac Mojave. In VirtualBox, in the setting of Mac Mojave, sharedFolders shared folders in virtual box, I added some folders, but can't find ...
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Access a remote Windows shared folder from Linux Mint

I am a Windows intermediate user and I have recently installed Linux Mint 13 Maya 32-bit version on my laptop. Earlier my major activities in my Windows box were: Connecting to internet, wifi, VPN ...
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Disable credential storage of network shared folders in windows clients

How to disable credential storage of network shared folders in windows clients (maybe with a .reg key or GPO etc)? (auto-login network shared folders) Reason: I have a "shared network folder" and I ...
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Can access shares by IP, not Name, but not a DNS issue

My users can access a shared folder by \\10.10.10.10\folder but : When they use \\FS\folder it correctly resolves to 10.10.10.10, but they don't get logged in. In addition they are asked to ...
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Best way to share guest folder with host computer

I am running a Ubuntu VM on my MacOS X (host) using VMWare Fusion. I have found a lot of information about sharing the host partition with the guest VM but not much on sharing the guest folder/...
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Entire C drive suddenly gets shared Win 10 pro

I noticed that my entire C drive became shared (actual normal share not the default C$) Is there anywhere a log that can be checked for what caused the creation of a share? My current 1st suspect is ...
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List folder permission doesn't show subfolders

I have situation described below. Z:\SHARE (shared | Everyone Read\Change) Authenticated users group has NTFS permission "List folder contents" Z:\SHARE\Foo Only john.doe has permission to enter that ...
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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 to get Windows 10 Computer to see other computer's shared files& folders

I have a small office network -- 2 Windows 7 Professional and 2 Windows 10 Home Each of them machines has a certain folder and files within all shared for access on the LAN. On each of the 2 Windows ...
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Delete files from shared folder

I am trying to safely delete files from a shared folder hosted on the server. However the file doesn't move to the recycle bin when deleted because I'm not the owner. How do I force the file to be ...
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Check who has accessed my drive via a network C$ share in Windows?

Can you please advise if there is an option to check who has accessed my local C: drive in Windows over C$ network share (I know admins can do that) My PC is in domain
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Ubuntu can't mount windows share

I want to access by termin a Windows share so on my Ubuntu 14.04 system I executed the following command: sudo mount.cifs -o username=dana //192.168.1.4/Users /mnt/ After entering the sudo password ...
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Accessing shared folders on repeater routers

As it shown on my network diagram here, both computers can access the internet without any problem. The problem is my Laptop can't access shared folders on my PC and vice versa. If I connect both ...
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Can't mount shared folder from W10 host in Fedora 28 guest

Up until a few weeks ago, I was running Fedora 27 in VBox on a W7 laptop, and Shared Folders worked fine. That machine died recently. I have a new W10 laptop, and have installed VBox 5.2.12 on my new ...
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Where is my mounted/shared folder located?

I am running Ubuntu via VirtualBox and have mounted a folder: However, I can't seem to find it anywhere on my VM Ubuntu. Is there a default location for mounted folders? I have looked at the ...
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Shared drive folders disappear when user has no rights? [closed]

So, I am working on a scenario where I want users to be able to see all folders up to a certain point. When they get to a file or folder they are not allowed into, I want them to be able to see it, ...
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Enter Network Credentials

When connecting to a shared folder on the network, it is asking for network credentials (username and password), even though I have password protected sharing disabled. What is especially odd is that ...
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Used to, but can no longer access files in gvfs from outside nautilus

I have a shared windows server mounted on /run/usr/1000/gvfs/smb-share:server=server.urlend,share=someshare I used to have the ability to acces files on here. I can still browse the directory from ...
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Icacls Grant all users access to a folder including new files?

I use the following command (in an admin batch file) to grant all users (specifically users on the network) full access to a folder and all its contents: Icacls %fold% /grant Everyone:F /inheritance:...
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How to setup Windows 10 shared folder to use with Kubuntu in the same LAN

I've got my Linux PC with Kubuntu 16.04 and a guest's Windows 10 laptop connected to the same Wi-fi network. I would like to access (read and write) C:\Users\User Name\Desktop\One Time Use Folder in ...
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Folders from Windows server no longer accessible after setting a static IP for the server

I share multiple folders from my Windows system on a local home network and it has been working fine. I recently changed the Windows server to use a static IP address and other clients in the network ...
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How can I use Icalcs to grant access to a specific machine on the network?

In a Batch File I want to use Icacls to grant access to either all users (preferable) or a specific user on a remote machine. Currently, if I grant access to the user Joe, any machine on the network ...
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Test if shared folder exists with timeout in a batch file

I've been using the following command to test if a shared network folder exists: if exist \\192.168.1.2\SharedFolder\ echo EXISTS however when it does not exist it takes around 15 seconds for it to ...
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What must truly be done to share a folder and access it on another PC

I'm creating a chat program that uses LAN and shared folders in Windows 10. However, I'm having trouble with sharing the folders and seeing them on other computers. I'm wondering what needs to be set ...
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Is it possible to forcefully map shared folders that you don't have access to?

My question might come off as pointless, but I assure you I have a reason being asking this, At our organization, we used to have access to a network resource that was kind of like a central ...
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What does "auto-mount" do in VirtualBox shared folder setup?

In VirtualBox, Ubuntu guest, Windows 7 host, I click this "Auto-mount" box, but it doesn't seem to have any effect. I have to edit fstab to get it to mount. So what is it for?
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Excel Reverting from Shared drive to UNC path and then losing links

Got an issue with a user getting the following error. Random Excel sheets lose their links to other sheets on the shared drives. However when they lose their links they also revert from X:\Folders\...
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Not authorized to access to rename, edit or delete on windows share

I mapped the folder on a computer and sign in with the account (read and write). Now I can read the folder and files but the problem is I can't rename and delete or even copy files/folders. I try to ...
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Andy OS 46.16.819 shared folder missing

I am (still) using 46.16.819 and suddenly the shared folder "Andy" is missing, i.e. I can't transfer between Andy and my PC, I try create the Andy folder under sdcard\Shared and reboot Andy OS, the ...
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Share folder with only one pc over the network

This is the problem I want to solve: I have 3 Windows 10 PCs in a domestic network, say PC1, PC2 and PC3. On each machine there is one and only one user: User1 on PC1, User2 on PC2 and User3 on PC3. ...
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How to make Hyper-V file share fast?

On my developer notebook, I have a Hyper-V VM that is used as a 'DMZ' to connect to a certain VPN. Due to some restrictions and security concerns we don't want to install that proprietary VPN client ...
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window 7 desktop shared folders icon image

I am using windows 7 professional. And I have many folders saved on my desktop but every time I check them (shared folders), the small icon image would change, does anyone know why and is it a ...
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Can you split image input into two folders?

I have a question. If i take continuous photos with a camera (connected to the PC with a USB so the image saving is quick.) can i make it so for example image000 is saved automatically to "example ...
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Shared folder "Access is Denied" between Windows computers

I have been trying for hours to accomplish what I thought would be an easy task, but am utterly baffled by Windows file sharing permissions. Please help me. PC1 - Server - contains a shared folder ...
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Can access one shared folder, but not another

I am running two Windows 7 machines in the same subnet 192.168.10.0 and workgroup WORKGROUP. On the machine #1 I shared two physical drive letters: drive D: as DD and E: as DE. Using advanced sharing ...

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