To prevent access of users who are not allowed to use/change/delete/create shared resources.
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Shared folder permissions are used to restrict access to a folder or file that is shared over the network. Folder sharing is normally used to grant remote users access to file and folders over the network. Web sharing is used to grant remote users access to files from the Web if Internet Information Services (IIS) is installed.When folders are shared, it is important to keep in mind that you can share folders only, and not files. For users that are locally logged on to a computer, shared folder permissions are irrelevant. Shared folders that are moved are no longer shared. When shared folders are copied, the copy is not shared. The original shared folder however remains shared.A few disadvantages associated with share permissions are listed below:Shared folder permissions do not have as many permission options as NTFS permissions. The only shared folder permissions that can be assigned to users/groups are Read, Change, or Full Control.Share permissions are not inheritable.You cannot back up or audit shared folder permissions.If you move or even rename a shared folder, the shared folder permissions for that particular folder no longer exist.
Yes, files can be shared through a home server. By default, windows home server come with some shared folders in different categories. These cannot be deleted but you can add your own. You can access your shared folder by double clicking on the icon.
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The operations that users can carry out depend on the level of permissions they have been granted. There are several ways of opening shares on another computer:My Network PlacesUniversal Naming Convention (UNC)Mapped network driveTo Connect to a Shared Folder with My Network PlacesOn the desktop, double-click My Network Places.Double-click Entire Network.Double-click Microsoft Windows Network, and then double-click your domain.Double-click the computer with shared files that you want to access. Windows 2000 displays all of the shared folders and printers on the computer.Double-click the appropriate shared folder.If your user account has permission to access this share, you can see all of the folders and files in the shared folder. The level of permissions you have been granted determine what you can do with those folders and files.To Connect to a Shared Folder with the UNC FormatClick Start, and then click Run.Type the share name by using the UNC format (\\servername\sharename), and then click OK. Windows 2000 displays all of the shared folders and printers on that computer.Double-click the shared folder to access the shared files.To Connect to a Shared Folder with a Mapped Network DriveClick Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.On the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive.In the Drive box, click the drive letter to map to the shared resource.In the Folder box, type the server and share name of the resource, in the form of \\servername\sharename. Or, click Browse to locate the resource.
In Windows when a shared folder is moved, the folder is no longer shared. The same rule applies to copied and deleted folders.
Mapped and/or shared folders on a network allow users to collaborate and share information by modifying the documents in the folders or by putting documents in the folder that is shared without realizing that the folder may not be on their machine, but it looks as though it is.