Folder Differences?

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I have a W10 Laptop.  It is set up for my local Network.  In the ‘This PC’ folder it shows subfolders for 3D Objects, DeskTop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Video.  In the ‘Network’ folder for the machine it shows in addition to Documents a Documents2 and in addition to Video a Video2 folders.

When I attempt to access the Documents2 folder I am told I don’t have authorization.  When I access the Network Video folder, it is empty,  the Network Video2 folder contains everything that shows in the This PC Video folder.

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Right click on the doco and vid folders and select Properties. This will show you where the folders are located.

Are they the same location?

cheers, Paul

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Paul T wrote:

Right click on the doco and vid folders and select Properties. This will show you where the folders are located.

Are they the same location?

cheers, Paul

Right clicking on the folders they each indicate 0 bytes.

The Documents2 folder when accessing ‘Security’ Advanced tap indicates that I ‘ must have read permissions to view the properties to continue … Click Advanced to continue’

When clicking Advanced – it states that it is unable to display the current owner.  It also states that I ‘Don’t have permissions to view or edit the objects permissions settings.’

I do appear to have full control of both Video folders – Video and Video2.  For whatever the reason, Video2 is populated with data, even though there is no such folder for the ‘computer’ itself – on in the Network.

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You may want to read this thread which provides information on folders, junction points, and the difference between them.

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/my-documents-wont-open/

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I guess my real question is –

Why do Documents2 and Video2 show in Network and not in the native machine?

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They show under Network because you have shared them from the CHUCKW10 machine. You seem to have shared everything on that machine – why?

Remove all shares from that machine and start again.

cheers, Paul

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Paul T wrote:

They show under Network because you have shared them from the CHUCKW10 machine. You seem to have shared everything on that machine – why?

Remove all shares from that machine and start again.

cheers, Paul

I have a local network among the 4 machines I own.  I desire that all data on all the machines be shareable amongst all the other machines.  I am the only user – it just depends on where in the house I am at the time.

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