Share a file between computers on the homenet - Page 3

**loninappleton** · 05-06-2008, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ComputerQueen

If you want to keep the content of the shared file but don't want it shared anymore - why don't you just change it from being shared to NOT being shared. Just go to the file properties and uncheck to share it. Then it is available only on the computer it resides at ....

Ok. I believe I tried to right click on it to do that but wasn't seeing the
right option. Maybe didn't do it locally on the right box. I'll report back with results.

**loninappleton** · 05-06-2008, 12:03 PM

This is a simple enough procedure but I wound up putting it back.

While trying to do the file transfer by going through Computers Near Me
then drilling down to the mypersonalfolder, I got there ok but i couldn't
make the transfer.

So to review:

turned off sharing on mypersonal folder
accessed the folder remotely through homenet > lon2biostar > mypersonal folder.

The error reported was a sharing violation that didn't have administrative privileges or something. I have tried to turn all this
admin muck off but apparently not enough.

So I put mypersonalfolder back on the share. It works again.

ComputerQueen · 05-06-2008, 05:53 PM

I don't believe you can "unshare" a file remotely. I always thought you needed to be at the file's origin to turn off sharing.

However, if things are working the way you want them to, then you have accomplished your goal. And that was the whole purpose of your original post!

Congratulations.

05-06-2008, 12:03 PM	#42 (permalink)
loninappleton TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 595 OS: Win2k, XP	Re: Share a file between computers on the homenet This is a simple enough procedure but I wound up putting it back. While trying to do the file transfer by going through Computers Near Me then drilling down to the mypersonalfolder, I got there ok but i couldn't make the transfer. So to review: turned off sharing on mypersonal folder accessed the folder remotely through homenet > lon2biostar > mypersonal folder. The error reported was a sharing violation that didn't have administrative privileges or something. I have tried to turn all this admin muck off but apparently not enough. So I put mypersonalfolder back on the share. It works again.

05-06-2008, 05:53 PM	#43 (permalink)
ComputerQueen Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 31 OS: XP Pro SP2	Re: Share a file between computers on the homenet I don't believe you can "unshare" a file remotely. I always thought you needed to be at the file's origin to turn off sharing. However, if things are working the way you want them to, then you have accomplished your goal. And that was the whole purpose of your original post! Congratulations.