# How do i share files in windows 10

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**Created:** [May 29, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-share-files-in-windows-10/965296 "2022-05-29T11:38:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-share-files-in-windows-10/965296/1 "2022-05-29T11:38:08Z")

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Im trying to share my folder in Windows 10, but when i goto network settings i get no understanding. I only want to share a folder, not my whole computer

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-share-files-in-windows-10/965296/2 "2022-05-29T13:01:15Z")

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I’m not networked up at home, but share a lot at work.

You should be able to go to file explorer\>right click folder\>properties\>sharing tab.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-share-files-in-windows-10/965296/3 "2022-05-29T15:03:38Z")

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I had problems sharing printers in Win 7. Sharing was between users, not computers’ I’m not sure how that works in Win 10 or 11.

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**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-share-files-in-windows-10/965296/4 "2022-05-29T15:43:05Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> I’m not networked up at home, but share a lot at work.
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> You should be able to go to file explorer\>right click folder\>properties\>sharing tab.

It’s been a while since I did this (they won’t allow shared folders on work PCs anymore) but IIRC on that properties tab you have to allow sharing, give the shared folder a name, and you can also set permissions for which users or groups have access and how many users can access it at the same time.

If for example my computer name is “shoeless” and the folder name is “shared”, then it can be accessed on other computers by going to “\shoeless\shared”. You can also use the computer’s IP address after the \ instead of the name, if it has a static IP address.