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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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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Add Git security exception fails
I have a windows box where I check out a Github repository.
Then I make a change and commit that change and then get weird error message about a user mismatch related to file ownership:
git clone ...
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Getting shared folders to work on a VM with open-vm-tools
VMWare Workstation Pro Version 17.0.2 build-21581411
Host System: Win 10 Pro most recent version
Guest OS: Zorin OS 16 Core most recent version
I want to setup a shared folder between my windows host ...
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special characters in folder names on NAS on different Mac Systems
NAS QNAP TVS-882T has a very large legacy folder structure with lots of special characters.
"some example -> goes here <<ABC!!>>"
Characters causing problems are mainly /|:\?&...
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Windows cannot access \\PC_NAME
When I try to access a PC shared folder under NETWORK, I get the error below:
"You do not have permission to access \PC_NAME contact your network administrator to request access"
But when I ...
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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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Links to Network Shares not opening in Outlook for Desktop for some users
I've found a few of these questions but each thread has gone dead without a solution being found.
We have seen multiple cases in our organisation where users can't use shared network file paths. They ...
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Link folders in shared drive
I'm a kinda new sysadmin and a user asked if it would be possible to optimise this process:
He works on department A and creates documentation in this structure:
\server\department_a\projectx\...
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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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Network Credential does not prompt when accessing shared folder with password protection ON - Windows 11
My folder sharing only worked if it was set as accessible from private, work, and public networks with password protection off.
If I enabled password protection I never received a prompt to enter ...
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How can I open files in a shared folder [duplicate]
I am sharing a hard drive attached to a Netgear router ftp://xx.xxx.xx.xx/shares and can access and do anything with the files in Windows 10 File Explorer except open them directly from File Explorer. ...
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Cannot access shared folder from Windows run command
I have a problem logging in to a shared folder on another computer named jack in my local network using the Windows run dialog.
If I type \\jack in the run dialog it returns the error
Windows cannot ...
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Can't access the enhanced session menu after setting it for the first time
I am trying to get the "Connect to" prompt in Hyper-V after I have set some shared folders.
Image: Connect to VM prompt.
Current shared folders are mapped with tsclient. The mapping was done ...
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On-the-fly SMB shares conf to quickly share files
I want to use samba to quickly and easily share files on occasions. I set up a smbuser to which I forbid login with
chsh -s /bin/false smbuser
I give the smbuser's password to people and I have my ...
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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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local user from different domain wants to access share without credentials
fileserver1 (server2012) is joined on domain1 and hosts a shared folder, named share1
share1 has sharing & security permissions set to 'Everyone' (Full Control).
computer1 (win11) is joined on ...
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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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How to share folders in Hyper-V with guest Ubuntu server & desktop 22.04
I have checked many guides that use XRDP to start a remote desktop service on Ubuntu desktop for getting the "Enhanced Session" to work.
https://4sysops.com/archives/activate-enhanced-...
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How to access from a Windows CE 3.0 system to a shared folder in a Windows 10 server?
I have a Siemens MP370 panel, that uses Windows CE 3.0 operative system and I want to access from it the shared folder in a Windows 10 server.
I am following this guide: https://support.industry....
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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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Remount share folder in VMware workstation
I use share folder in VMware workstation, host Windows 11, guest:Ubuntu.
The problem is the sometime (maybe when I restart the host, the share folder doesn't exist in /mnt/ so I need to disable and ...
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Is it possible to use local account password for shared folders access with Microsoft account?
Now I use Microsoft account for Windows 11 and login with PIN. But for shared folders in my local network I need to enter the long and hard Microsoft account password. Earlier I use my local account ...
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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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Network Share Folder
I'm having this issue with my shared folder that it keeps asking for credentials, where I have already disabled it.
The folder I want to access its located in one VM that I have locally here (Hyper-V)...
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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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Add Outlook shared folders to Evolution mail window
My company uses Outlook as mail server, and the only Linux client I managed to use without plugins or workarounds is Evolution.
My division implemented a shared folder, which I access in Outlook ...
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How to use a shared network folder like a local one in Gnome to download and save files?
I would like to be able to download a file from my web browser to a shared network folder.
I am actually able to read and write to shared network folders when opening the file browser (Nautilus), but ...
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VMware shared folder not showing on Ubuntu guest
I am testing VMware Workstation Pro 16 on Windows 10, and the guest is Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with VMware Tools installed.
I configured a shared folder in the context of VM > Settings; however, it does ...
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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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How to un-share a shared folder?
I have shared a folder which I want to now un-share.
Folder properties:
Advanced sharing:
I don't see an option to stop the folder from being shared. What is the way to un-share a shared folder?
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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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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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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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Creating shared folder between two Windows Subsystem for Linux
I discovered today that I have two WSL installed on my computer (Windows 10): one for Ubuntu 18.01 (will call it WSL 18.01) and one for Ubuntu 20.04 (WSL 20.04). WSL 18.04 is the only one I have used ...
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Avoid multiple connections to a shared folder from one specific user on one specific client
Connection to a shared folder on client client-A (Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC) keeps getting blocked with the error message
No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this time
because ...
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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 Azure FSlogix Environments and Issues with Shared Volumes
We have 20 users split over two separate Azure/Windows 10 desktop environments. FSlogix is doing AD duties, and we have a shared SharePoint volume that everyone accesses via their remote desktop. The ...
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access denied when mapping c$ from another computer
I am sure this is very common problem, but somehow I cannot google the solution quickly enough, so I ask here :)
I have two Windows 10 PCs. From PC1 I can do net use \pc2\c$, authenticate as ...
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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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