How to Make A Share Folder In Windows 7
What is shared folder?
Shared resource is a piece of information or a device (like printer) on a computer that can be accessed from other computer via network. In an enterprise they will share resources in local area network and wide area network. Local area sharing means the resources made available for the computers connected to the network with in a building. Wide area sharing means the resources are made available for computers on the internet.
Network share
Different types of folder sharing in network share
1. You can share file with everyone in the network.
This will allow all the users in the network to use the resource provided the user name and password. When you share a folder with all users in the network you can give writing permission to the users, so that they can copy files from their computer to the shared folder or they can make a new folder in it. In case you don’t want the user to write or copy files in to the shared resource you have to change the permission to read.
2. You can share folders with certain users only.
To do this you have to select the users while you share a folder in a network. For example you are in a domain network and different domain users are available in the active directory. You can share the folder with the selected users by typing their names in the search box. You can setup writing permissions here also. This type of shared folders can be accessible to the selected users only. Other users in the network can’t access the folder.
Internal folder sharing
In windows there is a shared document folder available by default. You can use that for sharing files with in the computer. If you don’t like to use that then make a new share.
Now coming to the point 'How to make share folder in windows 7'
1. Make a new folder and name it.
2. Right click on the folder and select properties.
3. Go to the tab sharing.
4. Click on the share button.
5. Select the users you want to grant access to the folder. If you want to give permission to all users type 'Everyone'.
6. Select user rights like Read/Write, Read.
7. Click share. Done your folder is now shard in the network and you can access it from any computer in the same network.
Share an existing folder
To do this please follow the above steps from 2 -7
How will you search for your shared folder from other computer in the network?
3. Provide your username and password.
4. That’s it.
How to create a short cut of your shared folder in to another computer in the network?
1. Click start and select run or press and hold windows key + R
2. Now a new small box will appear, type your computer name or IP address in the format \\YourComputerName.
3. Provide your username and password.
4. Right click on your shared folder, select create shortcut.
This will allow you to show the shared folder in your desktop.
How to Map your shared folder in to another computer in the network?
1. Click start and select run or press and hold windows key + R
2. Now a new small box will appear, type your computer name or IP address in the format \\YourComputerName.
This will attach the folder as drive in your computer. You can see this drive in ‘My Computer’ where the other hard drives are shown.
Other resources sharing
You can share printer, Scanners etc… in a network.
How to share a printer?
Two types of printers are available for sharing.
1. Printer with network card.
1.1 Set an ip address for your printer.
1.2 Install the printer driver software in your computer.
1.3 While installing the wizard will ask you to provide the printer ip address or you can search for available printers in the network.
1.4 Finish the installation.
2. Printer without network card.
2.1 Install the printer driver in to your computer.
2.2 Go to devices and printers.
2.3 Right click on the installed printer and go to printer properties.
2.4 Select sharing from the tab at the top.
2.5 Check the share this folder option.
2.6 Click on apply and ok.
The printer is now shared.
How you will access the shared printer from other computer?
1. Click start and select run or press and hold windows key + R
2. Now a new small box will appear, type your computer name or IP address in the format \\YourComputerName .
In this article we will discuss about Share folder in windows. In offices, Home, Hospitals and many other place we need shared folders where there is a networking available or multiple users are accessing the same system.
What is shared folder?
Two types of sharing is available in a computer
(1) Network share
(2) Internal share
A network share is a shared resource made available from one computer to other computers in the network. Internal share is a shared resource made available for other users with in the same computer.
A network share is a shared resource made available from one computer to other computers in the network. Internal share is a shared resource made available for other users with in the same computer.
Shared resource is a piece of information or a device (like printer) on a computer that can be accessed from other computer via network. In an enterprise they will share resources in local area network and wide area network. Local area sharing means the resources made available for the computers connected to the network with in a building. Wide area sharing means the resources are made available for computers on the internet.
Network share
Different types of folder sharing in network share
You can share folder in network with different criteria.
1. You can share file with everyone in the network.
This will allow all the users in the network to use the resource provided the user name and password. When you share a folder with all users in the network you can give writing permission to the users, so that they can copy files from their computer to the shared folder or they can make a new folder in it. In case you don’t want the user to write or copy files in to the shared resource you have to change the permission to read.
2. You can share folders with certain users only.
To do this you have to select the users while you share a folder in a network. For example you are in a domain network and different domain users are available in the active directory. You can share the folder with the selected users by typing their names in the search box. You can setup writing permissions here also. This type of shared folders can be accessible to the selected users only. Other users in the network can’t access the folder.
Internal folder sharing
In windows there is a shared document folder available by default. You can use that for sharing files with in the computer. If you don’t like to use that then make a new share.
Now coming to the point 'How to make share folder in windows 7'
1. Make a new folder and name it.
2. Right click on the folder and select properties.
3. Go to the tab sharing.
4. Click on the share button.
5. Select the users you want to grant access to the folder. If you want to give permission to all users type 'Everyone'.
6. Select user rights like Read/Write, Read.
7. Click share. Done your folder is now shard in the network and you can access it from any computer in the same network.
Share an existing folder
To do this please follow the above steps from 2 -7
How will you search for your shared folder from other computer in the network?
1. Click start and select run or press and hold windows key+ R
2. Now a new small box will appear, type your computer name or IP address in the format \\YourComputerName.
2. Now a new small box will appear, type your computer name or IP address in the format \\YourComputerName.
3. Provide your username and password.
4. That’s it.
How to create a short cut of your shared folder in to another computer in the network?
1. Click start and select run or press and hold windows key + R
2. Now a new small box will appear, type your computer name or IP address in the format \\YourComputerName.
3. Provide your username and password.
4. Right click on your shared folder, select create shortcut.
This will allow you to show the shared folder in your desktop.
How to Map your shared folder in to another computer in the network?
1. Click start and select run or press and hold windows key + R
2. Now a new small box will appear, type your computer name or IP address in the format \\YourComputerName.
3. Provide your username and password.
4. Right click on the folder and select map network drive.
This will attach the folder as drive in your computer. You can see this drive in ‘My Computer’ where the other hard drives are shown.
Other resources sharing
You can share printer, Scanners etc… in a network.
How to share a printer?
Two types of printers are available for sharing.
1. Printer with network card.
1.1 Set an ip address for your printer.
1.2 Install the printer driver software in your computer.
1.3 While installing the wizard will ask you to provide the printer ip address or you can search for available printers in the network.
1.4 Finish the installation.
2. Printer without network card.
2.1 Install the printer driver in to your computer.
2.2 Go to devices and printers.
2.3 Right click on the installed printer and go to printer properties.
2.4 Select sharing from the tab at the top.
2.5 Check the share this folder option.
2.6 Click on apply and ok.
The printer is now shared.
How you will access the shared printer from other computer?
1. Click start and select run or press and hold windows key + R
2. Now a new small box will appear, type your computer name or IP address in the format \\YourComputerName .
3. Provide your username and password.
4. Right click on the printer name.
5. Click connect.
This will install the printer driver in to the computer.
Now you can take print out from your second computer to the printer attached in the first computer.
This will install the printer driver in to the computer.
Now you can take print out from your second computer to the printer attached in the first computer.
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