Chapter 8. Configure and Manage Shared Folders

  • Create your own folders to share or share default folders

  • Understand and apply default permissions

  • Understand and apply advanced permissions

  • Understand NTFS permissions

  • Locate shared folders on network PCs

IN Chapter 6, you learned a little about file and folder sharing, specifically data you deposit in the built-in Public folders. When you put data in a Public folder and allow access to it in the Network and Sharing Center, everyone who has permission to log on to the network or computer can access it—if you allow that.

In this chapter, I’ll take sharing a little further. Here, you’ll learn how to share default folders such as Documents and how to create your own folders to share. Once you’ve shared some ...

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