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unshare folder
About this tag
The unshare folder tag covers discussions about removing network shares from local folders in Windows. Users often encounter issues where disabling the 'Share this folder' checkbox in Advanced Sharing does not fully remove the share status. Common solutions include using command-line tools like net share to delete the share, reassigning permissions, or checking for lingering share entries in Computer Management. The tag focuses on troubleshooting incomplete unsharing and ensuring folders are no longer accessible over the network.
In the past I setup a network share for a local folder by
right-clicking on that folder in WinExp
click "Properties"
click "Sharing" tab
click "Advanced Sharing"
activate checkbox "Share this folder"
assigning my user account to the list of permissions
removing "Everyone" access.
This works...
advanced sharing
command line
file explorer
file sharing
folder permissions
folder properties
network sharing
remove sharing
unsharefolder
user account
windows 10
windows 11