You frequently notice the "shared" symbol in your folders on Windows 10

lizzard89
Senior Member

707

07-04-2016, 05:36 AM

The only possible trigger for this behavior is connecting your Win 7 laptop SSD to the PC and copying several hundred GB of files so you wouldn’t have to re-download them. Yet somehow, everything under C:, from Program Files, to Program Files x86, and beyond, shows that icon at the bottom left when highlighted. I haven’t shared any folder with another computer, ever. Why am I seeing this? There are no other users on this machine. Did you disable services like "Server"? Can sharing function without it being enabled?

lizzard89

07-04-2016, 05:36 AM #1

NoNe_1
Member

188

07-10-2016, 10:55 PM

Select C drive with the right-click, open properties, navigate to the sharing section, choose advanced sharing, leave the option unchecked for sharing this folder.

NoNe_1

07-10-2016, 10:55 PM #2

Select C drive with the right-click, open properties, navigate to the sharing section, choose advanced sharing, leave the option unchecked for sharing this folder.

GameGirl70
Member

07-10-2016, 11:26 PM

Which sharing option?

GameGirl70

07-10-2016, 11:26 PM #3

Which sharing option?

JamesHond7
Posting Freak

838

07-11-2016, 12:21 AM

Launch the server service now.

JamesHond7

07-11-2016, 12:21 AM #4

Launch the server service now.

OoTheBearoO
Junior Member

07-11-2016, 06:26 PM

Confirmed, completed the task. Not sent anything out. Re-enabled it, which seems to reset shared folder appearances. What a strange Windows 10 behavior!

OoTheBearoO

07-11-2016, 06:26 PM #5

Confirmed, completed the task. Not sent anything out. Re-enabled it, which seems to reset shared folder appearances. What a strange Windows 10 behavior!

Slaythoms
Member

139

07-19-2016, 12:17 PM

I tried it on my machine without the server service enabled and got the same results. It probably relates to permission handling for shared access or something similar. It seems to function as expected, so there shouldn’t be any issues from your side.

Slaythoms

07-19-2016, 12:17 PM #6

dinoluigi
Member

07-19-2016, 07:42 PM

I’m going to leave it off now because there’s no purpose for the server service and I don’t plan to share my personal collection. Lol.

dinoluigi

07-19-2016, 07:42 PM #7

I’m going to leave it off now because there’s no purpose for the server service and I don’t plan to share my personal collection. Lol.

Sarkenus
Junior Member

07-19-2016, 08:27 PM

It's nice to connect, but I'm confused about the issue. Disabling services isn't necessary—just avoid selecting "share."

Sarkenus

07-19-2016, 08:27 PM #8

It's nice to connect, but I'm confused about the issue. Disabling services isn't necessary—just avoid selecting "share."

TardisImpala
Member

07-20-2016, 04:37 AM

Updated to Windows version

TardisImpala

07-20-2016, 04:37 AM #9

Updated to Windows version

Fr3akyZero
Member

118

07-20-2016, 06:37 AM

#10

Likely because of a potential Win 10 leak or something similar. Running services unnecessarily is wasteful, even if they don’t affect any programs.

Fr3akyZero

07-20-2016, 06:37 AM #10

Likely because of a potential Win 10 leak or something similar. Running services unnecessarily is wasteful, even if they don’t affect any programs.