Sharing Files

The ability to share folders across a home or business network is a great tool. The folder may have an important documents that you wish to access from both your desktop and laptop. Instead of keeping the folder on two different computers, you have them on one computer. Then when it comes time to access the folder from the another computer, you can.

The files you share with someone on the network can be updated if you give that user permission to do so. However, you can limit the remote user’s access to read only. This is accomplished at the same time you set up the sharing permission.

• From the Start Orb then go My Computer

• Open the Windows Explorer

• Find the folder you wish to share using the folder tree on the left

• Left click the folder

• In the preview pane on the right, select the folder with a single left click

• Select Share from the toolbar on the top

• Choose the users who you wish to access this folder. Note: If the user you want to access the folder is on a different Network, then you must change the Network settings.

• Select the type of Permissions for the added user: Reader, Contributor, or Co-Owner.

• Click Share and wait for the sharing process to complete

• All the files are shared! Other local users or network users can now access these files.

NOTE: If you want remove the file sharing, reverse the process.