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Windows 8 File Sharing: How To Share Users & System

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by Usman Javaid on March 02, 2012
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The Windows 8 ribbon-based Windows Explorer has certainly changed the way of organizing files and
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folders, as one can easily find all the basic and advance file management options without having to search
through Organize and Windows Explorer right-click context menus. Apart from ribbon-based Explorer and
extra tools to manage files and folders within a directory, Windows 8 comes with simple, yet more secure
file sharing feature, allowing users to share files and folders with users on public network, as well as
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Homegroup and Work network groups. Just like previous Windows versions, including Windows 7 and
Windows Vista, you can easily establish connection with PCs running Windows 8, and start transferring
data without having to manually set IP addresses. Since Windows 8 File Sharing feature is an improved
version of Window 7 Sharing, it includes some additional file sharing parameters to make shared files
secure from external attacks. In this post, we will guide you through the process of sharing Users and
System folders across the network, so that you can easily transfer files to network PCs, and share your
system folders with Homegroup users.
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The process of sharing files across the network in Windows 8 is similar to Windows 7. The only difference
that you will notice while connecting your PC to network is that Windows 8 doesnt prompt you to create or
join Homegroup/Work network group. Therefore in order to share system files and folders on the network,
you have to first create a network group, and then allow share object (like HomeGroupUser$) to access
shared files and folders.
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Before you begin sharing files and folders, make sure that youre logged in to Windows as Administrator,
and PCs connected on a network are on a same workgroup. To view the workgroup, open Computer
Properties dialog and check PCs workgroup from Computer name, domain and workgroup settings
section.
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Share Folders From Users Profile Locations & Local Drives

If you want to quickly share a folder residing in local drives or User Profile folders, open Properties dialog
from right-click context menu, and then head over to Sharing tab. From Network File and Folder Sharing
section, click Share to open File Sharing dialog. Now, select Everyone from drop-down menu, and click
Add.
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This will add Everyone group in File Sharing list, and allow you to change folder access permission. Using
Read pull-down menu, you can give read and write permissions to users, and remove Everyone group
from the File Sharing list.
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Once done, click Share to share the folder on the network. It will open a separate dialog, allowing you to
email and copy the shared folder link.
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Now, you can access the shared folder from any PC connected on the network.
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Share Folders From System Wide Locations

Its worth mentioning here that Windows 8 require you to change folder permissions in order to share
system folders. You will notice that Share option in File Properties > Sharing tab is disabled for system
folders; you can only use Advanced Sharing option to share system folder with Homegroup users. Its
advisable to join a Homegroup (or other network group) before start sharing system folders. For this,
right-click network icon in Windows 8 system tray, and select Open Network and Sharing Center.
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From left sidebar, click HomeGroup followed by Join now. it will open Join a Homegroup wizard, asking you
to specify types of files that you want to share with Homegroup users.
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Once youve specified the types of files, enter the Homegroup password (accessible from PC where
Homegroup was created) to connect your PC to Homegroup network group.
Once youre connected to Homegroup users, it shows all the shared libraries, devices and file types.
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Now, right-click the system folder you want to share with others, and from Share with menu, select
Advanced sharing.
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It will take you directly to Sharing tab to customize the sharing permissions. Now, click Advance Sharing.
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First off, enable Share this folder from top-left corner of dialog box, and then click Permissions.
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Upon click, it will open Permissions window, allowing you configure file access permissions for existing
groups and users, and to include required Users/Groups to file access permission list. Since we need to
set file access permission for HomegroupUser$ object, so that users who belong to Homegroup network
group can access the files and folders. To begin, click Add.
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This will open Select User or Groups dialog. Here, you need to enter the object name(s) that you want to
add to permission list. In order to easily include the homegroup user object name, click Advanced.
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It will open Advanced view for selecting Users or Groups. Click Find Now, and then select
HomeGroupUser$ from search results. Once done, click OK.
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This will add HomeGroupUser object to Select Users Or Groups window. Now, click OK.
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Upon click, it will add the HomeGroupUser object to File Permission list, allowing you to configure file
access permission. Just select the HomeGroupUser group, and enable Full Control checkbox from Allow
column, present in Permission for HomeGroupUsers$ section.
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Once done, click Apply followed by OK. It will take you to Advanced Sharing dialog. Clicking OK will share
the system folder across the network. You may need to reboot the PC to let Homegroup users access
shared system folder.
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If you get Windows cannot access the <shared folder name> message while accessing the shared
system folder from a remote location, make sure that Network Discovery and File Sharing options are
enabled in Advanced Sharing (accessible from Network and Sharing Center).
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If all else fails, try taking ownership of system folder by following the steps mentioned here, and then share
the system folder to access it over the network.
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Leonardo Lemen 4 years ago
Even doing all this up, my Ubuntu does not see the shared folders windows 8. Already
folders windows 7 it normally sees. Any suggestions?
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blackice 4 years ago
I have the same problem and really need to fix it asap, otherwise its back to windows 7 for
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Jansson Mikael > blackice 4 years ago
same here...any news how to solve it?

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Viraj SK 4 years ago
Thanks buddy. It worked for me..

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Melanie 4 years ago
You need to learn how to write English CORRECTLY. This article takes three passes of
each incorrect sentence, making it a lot of unnecessary work.
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Matt McNabb 4 years ago
Wow. Only 16 easy steps to just share a file. Thanks heaps for doing this writeup, but
when will Microsoft ever make networking easy?
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same here...any news how to solve it?

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Thanks buddy. It worked for me..

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