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The thread discusses how to set a folder to "Not Shared" on Windows 7, with the original poster experiencing difficulty in doing so and noting that changing permissions led to access issues. A contributor explains that sharing a folder with "Nobody" appears as a lock icon and effectively restricts access, as logging in as a different user results in an "Access Denied" message. The overall consensus suggests that setting sharing to "Nobody" prevents access from other users, but there’s no explicit "Not Shared" option, and careful permission management is needed to control folder sharing.

slicef96

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First you might need to know what my system is: I am running Win 7 Home Premium 64 Bit on an HP notebook with a T6600 processor.

I have a few user accounts one of which contains my personal files.... I want to set some files as "Not Shared" but I can not find a way to do so. I tried changing permissions in the security tab and that was a big mistake, I wound up unable to access the file even from the account that owns the file. after figuring out how to delete that file I recreated it and I set it as Share with: Nobody. Now other accounts would require a password to access the folder but I would be happier if I could actually set the tile "Not Shared." Any thoughts are appreciated.

Thanks
-Todd
 

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Login as a different user and you will not be able to access the locked folder. You will get a message Access denied. The shared option will be selected since you have shared it with nobody but you.

slicef96

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Okay ... I have a lock Icon on the folder cut it says shared in properties. contradiction concerns me.
 

dre@ms

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Login as a different user and you will not be able to access the locked folder. You will get a message Access denied. The shared option will be selected since you have shared it with nobody but you.
 

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