My personal folders are shared


  1. Posts : 2
    Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #1

    My personal folders are shared


    Hi All,

    How do i stop my personal folder from being shared? I am not part of a homegroup.
    Under the advanced tab, sharing is not ticked and the 'share with' is set to nobody.

    Can someone please help?

    Thanks
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  2. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #2

    Welcome to Windows Seven Forum.

    Are you talking about your Public folder?

    Windows Public Folder - What is the Public Folder in Windows?

    Windows 7 Feature Focus: HomeGroup
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  3. Posts : 2
    Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the welcome.
    I have no problem with my public folder being shared,
    but what i wont to stop is my personal folder from being shared, the one that shows my appdata, favourites, my docs etc etc.
    Thanks
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  4. Posts : 1,025
    Linux Lite 3.2 x64; Windows 7, 8.1
       #4

    I've had it happen, that after making some changes in the sharing settings, the user profile was displayed on the network. An unbelievable indiscretion from MS. Right click on the User profile folder in Windows Explorer, and unshare it. This can be a repetitive problem, so if you make changes check your network sharing status again.
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  5. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #5

    paul1149 said:
    I've had it happen, that after making some changes in the sharing settings, the user profile was displayed on the network. An unbelievable indiscretion from MS. Right click on the User profile folder in Windows Explorer, and unshare it. This can be a repetitive problem, so if you make changes check your network sharing status again.
    In that case, it makes a mockery of Microsoft's warnings about keep data safe from prying eyes.

    As you rightly say, an unbelievable indiscretion.
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