filesharing

I have Windows 11 pro OS . Until rtecently I have had a Crucial external SSD connected to mt Router, which I used for data trasnfer between several computers. I have now dispensed with this method of sharing data and wish to use the external SSD on one of my Windowss 11 computers. When I...

I have tried several times to connect an older W10 PC with my W11 PC and fail to achieve my goal. I get same sort of error on both machines. The File Sharing etc all seems to be correct. I can't 'see' the two PC's across the network but can't access the files Any help appreciated From W11...

Although Windows has evolved into a sophisticated, feature-rich operating system, even its most recent versions can leave users searching for essential tools that remain inexplicably absent from the default installation. Windows 11, for all of its polish and productivity advances, still requires...

Behind the bombardment of ads, paywalls, and data-hungry platforms that dominate today’s digital tools landscape, there thrives a quiet undercurrent of innovation—one that’s powered by the free and open-source software (FOSS) community. While products from tech giants often attract the...

New Windows Server 2022 installed as a Workgroup without a Domain Controller. 4 client PCs connect to shared folders on the server. The PC clients keep getting mapped shares disconnected - red X in File Explorer. This is not a network issue - the PCs are able to connect to the Windows Server...

Hi, We have a Windows Server 2016 Standard still in trial (a few days left) and I'm wondering if we need CAL for what we do with that server. We need Windows Server because of FileMaker Server, but no one is directly connected to the server. It's used for file sharing and FileMaker. There's 3...

Just days after Virgin Media, TalkTalk, Sky, Everything Everywhere and O2 were ordered to begin blocking the Pirate Bay, the site has claimed 12 million more visitors than it has ever had. A spokesperson for the site told filesharing blog Torrentfreak that "the free advertising" from hundreds...

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I have noticed that if someone on the homegroup erases a directory, that directory keeps showing up in the homegroup listings on the rest of the homegroup. How do I get these directores to stop showing? Thanks. :)

Hello! I'm in trouble with three things. 1) I have to create shared folder where I can only put information and everyone else can just read it. Till this moment it's ok, but I have to configure this folder while there aren't connected other computer in network with this one, so is group...

Hi guys, So... I'm trying to connect two computers which are on the same network. both computers connect to the network via wifi... I want to connect them to the home group (or whatever it's called) to share printers and stuff like that but when I create a group in one of the computers the other...

Recently, i bought a new windows 7 laptop. I have most of my files on my new comp from my old xp laptop, but there is some files that cannot be put onto my 2 gig flashdrive. i have done all of the steps in order to do a file share between the two but it still is not working. please help me!!!!!!

Background: We have an accounting business that services multiple clients. All of the clients files are stored on a single server system which also must be able to access the account files on the server. We have 4 additional computers (hardwire attached via a 1000 Mbps) network that must be...

I am using ultimate 32bit and the 'play to' feature doesnt work yet. It says it is 'contacting media server' and that is all it does. It finds my DLNA tv but even with all the share options ticked it doesnt go any further. It is using a wireless access point which may be stopping that sort of...

I want to share files on my lan and it takes about 25min until I can see my files that I have stored on my Xp computer when I use Win7. The file that I want to access from Win7 is about 50GB and I wonder if Win7 want to "check" the files on my XP before I can access them? When I was using XP...