Share Files and Folders Over a Network in Windows 10 Tutorials

Table of Content

• Share Files with a Specific User
• How to share printers on Windows 10
• Share Files and Folders Over a Network in Windows 10
• Share files with File Explorer

Suggested use one drive.. So Upload to cloud, Download from cloud to cover 1 ft of real space, but uses my bandwidth. Set it up estimated time 16 hours.

So I go to the folder and press Share and I can only give Read/Write to Everyone, which I don't want to do I just want to give access to the other 3 PCs so how do I do that? I have tried to go to Advanced Sharing, then Permissions, Add and Locations but that only shows me my own PC in the list and none of the rest. You might also test having SMB1 enabled on the W7 computers to see if you will have access afterwards.

Share Files with a Specific User

A NAS would mean 1 place to store and share all files to all computers, that's not what I'm trying to do. Expand open Shared Folders in the left pane, click/tap on Shares, right click on the share name without $ at the end of the name you want to stop sharing, and click/tap on Stop Sharing. B) Click/tap on the Find Now button, select a user or group you want to share with, and click/tap on OK. Navigate to and right click or press and hold on the folder you want to share, and click/tap on Properties. When finished adding people to share with, click/tap on the Share button at the bottom.

To avoid this issue, you must set the network profile to private on every computer. HomeGroup is no longer available on Windows 10, but you can still share files and printers with other users – Here's how. If you want to give access to shared files to other people without requiring them having an account and password on your computer, then turn off password protected sharing.

How to share printers on Windows 10

The problem is file sharing will only share a folder on one PC with the others. This option only affects what you shared in Advanced Sharing from Option Seven, and will have no effect on people you choose to share with from Option Two, Option Four, and Option Six. Select the file sharing connections encryption level you want to use on each computer you want to share between.

Having left the corporate world, he joined the MUO team in 2021. Now, he focuses on troubleshooting guides and tips that improve the experience readers have with their devices. Below Password protected sharing, select Turn off password protected sharing. Cannot find your USB flash drive? Share your file over the local network instead. The horror is that an cheap android phone can see a share folder instantly.

Share Files and Folders Over a Network in Windows 10

Upload, download, or modify files as necessary. Browse to the folder with the content that you want to share. Click the Anyone with the link can edit option. Correct, that service should be running as well and normally will be. It is worth checking to make sure though. You must do Option One first if sharing with another computer on the same network.

Turn on File and Printer Sharing for your private or public network on each computer you want to share between. When will Microsoft learn that the default option when sharing a file should be view only? Otherwise sharing can be a very dangerous thing to do. If you're running an old version of Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7, the steps to connect to the printer will be slightly different. Right-click the folder, select the Give access to option, and click the Specific people option. Click the Can edito button and select the Stop sharing option.

Once you complete the steps, the files will no longer be accessible by other people with the link. Another option would be to use OneDrive. You could share files/folders from OneDrive online to the PCs. If you want to stop sharing with a specific user, select the user's name, and click/tap on Remove in their permission level. FromNetwork discovery, select Turn on network discovery and Turn on automatic setup of network connected devices.

Mauro Huculak is technical writer for WindowsCentral.com. His primary focus is to write comprehensive how-tos to help users get the most out of Windows 10 and its many related technologies. He has an IT background with professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, and CompTIA, and he's a recognized member of the Microsoft MVP community.

Read on to learn how to switch on network sharing in Windows 10 and why you might want to. I agree with you sharing is a pain in Windows, always has been. Credentials are nonsensical when the computer has no password. There wouldn't be a need for homegroup if networking was plug and play.

But nothing is straight forward in Seattle. I totally agree with you, but at least the workaround isn't TOO horrible. Just do what I did and you'll be back to sharing locally in no time. Specify an name of the printer connection.

Navigate to and right click or press and hold on the folder or drive you want to stop sharing with everyone, and click/tap on Properties. Navigate to and right click or press and hold on the folder or drive you want to share, and click/tap on Properties. Navigate to and select one or more file, folder, and/or library you want to share, click/tap on the Share tab, and click/tap on Specific people in the "Share with" section of the ribbon. You will now see the people that you are currently sharing this with and their permission level.