You’ve got your home network all setups. Now how do you share files around the house? You don’t have to be a networking guru, just follow this quick procedure.
- Open Windows Explorer or My Documents, and then locate the drive or folder you want to share.
- Right-click the drive or folder, and then click Sharing and Security. If you are sharing a drive, under the Sharing tab, click the If you understand the risk but still want to share the root of the drive, click here.
- Under the Sharing tab, as shown in the picture below, you can do one of the following:
- Share this folder on the network – This allows you to share the contents of the drive or folder available to other users on the network.
- Allow network users to change my files – This allows network users to change files over the network. This option is only available when the “Share this folder on the network” checkbox is checked.
- Click Apply, and then click Ok.
Keep a share name with 12 characters or less. This way other versions of Windows can access the share and will make the folder fully accessible over the network.