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The forum thread discusses issues with accessing shared files on a Windows 10 peer-to-peer network. The original poster, John, has difficulty finding shared folders when saving or opening files through dialogs, despite having permissions and existing shortcuts. Contributors suggest checking network paths using the computer name or IP address and recommend following a guide on safe file sharing within a home network for proper setup.
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I am running a peer to peer win 10 network. I have one of my computers (A) that can access the other (B) through explorer, but when I try to save a new doc or open one through the dialogue box to that computer (B) I cannot find it in my network folder. What am I missing? I can open any file off of (B) from (A) through an existing shortcut and all of my permissions appear good.


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Well it would be \\computername but most home networks won't have internal DNS so you'll need to do \\ipaddress
 

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To be able to share files between PC´s in your home-network, please read and follow the directions in the article: LEARN HOW EASY IS IS TO SAFELY SHARE FILES WITHIN YOUR OWN HOME NETWORK! at: Link Removed
 

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