When you share data you are allowing other people to see whatever folders are shared on your computer and you can see whatever folders are shared on their computer. There are some inherent problems, like someone deleting an important paper you wrote and stored it on the shared network. Some disgruntled employee could easily delete everything on the shared network. Finally, someone could change data that you had on the shared network.
Windows Explorer is the native application to manage folders and files.
If you click on the plus sign in Windows Explorer, then you open it, to see lower-level folders.
You can find it in the Windows folder which is on the system hard drive. You will not able to see system32 if you have the options "Hide system files and folders" on. To turn it off you have to go Start->My Computer->Tools->Folder Options...->View->Advanced settings, Show hidden files and folders and you have to uncheck "Hide protected operating system files".
on sertain computers you can stop other computers on the network from viewing there shared files and folders but it is called "sharing and printer sharing" if you using xp then you can enable it.
It depends on whether you have a private or shared folder. With the latter, those in your immediate or remote network can see your photos. You do, however, have an option to even restrict viewing on shared folders.
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.
Because they are hidden
1. Open computer (or any other folder) 2. Navigate to Network on the left side of the window. 3. Click your computer. 4. You will now see your shared folders. Or manually: 1. Right click folder and choose properties. 2. Choose the tab "share". 3. Check if sharing is enabled or not in advanced sharing.
Right Click on the folder and check the box next to "hidden". if you want to see the folder, go to Start -> Folder Options -> Click on the View tab and Select "show hidden file and folders.
they need to be configure and to see each othere
Click on "Start" followed by clicking on "Search" and a window called "Search Results" will be displayed. Towards the middle-top of the window, you will see the word "Folders" along with a Folders "icon". Click on either the word "Folders" or the Folders "icon" and the left side of the window will now display the path of the Recycle bin. In actuality, the Recycle bin is a subset or "child" of the "Desktop" folder.