How to Hide a shared folder from network

by Nideesh C on January 18, 2011 · 0 comments

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If you want to hide a share folder from the network. Do the following steps.

Right click the folder and click sharing and security and give a shared name of a folder plus $ sign e.g. ebooks$. In this way network users will not be able to see the shared folder on the network. For you to see the hidden shared folder, map the drive and type in the path including the $ sign in the folder box.

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