How to share a folder on a server?


King Mustard

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I have two PCs, elliot-pc and elliot-server

Both are running Windows 11 and both are logged into the same Hotmail email address user account.

How can I share a folder on elliot-server, and then access the folder on elliot-pc?

Many thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASRock B650M Pro RS
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5-6000
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42" LG C4 OLED, 42" LG C2 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    2x 4K (100% scaling)
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterBox NR400
    Keyboard
    Tecware Phantom RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps down, 1 Gbps up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
It may be somewhat similar to me using my NAS drive on LAN. I created a Public folder [name can be anything] on it when set up then just Map that folder from any computer connected to the Router whether Wired or Wireless/Wi-Fi, can work with any file in that folder or its subfolders.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
create the folder (share) on -server, right click > properties > sharing > advanced sharing options
check "share this folder"
set share name
click "Permissions"
Remove "Everyone" > Add your user account (on the -server) > check full control > Apply > OK

on the -PC open File Explorer > Network - if you dont have file sharing on, it will prompt you to do so (i typically set my network to Private on all my PCs.. you dont have to)

browse to your shared folder, or manually browse it in the Explorer address bar "\\elliot-server" and input the -server username/password
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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