![]() |
|
02 Aug 2009 | #1 |
|
Shared Folder "two little persons" icon
Hello everybody!
Have anyone of you guys tried to shared a folder with windows 7 ? , have you noticed that the "two lil persons" (it used to be a hand before) icon that was added to the folder when you complete the sharing process doesn't come up? it's very annoying for me because If I have 50 folders I cannot visualize which one has been shared at a glance. the thing that scares me the most is that is the final version ![]() Thanks everybody |
My System Specs![]() |
. |
|
02 Aug 2009 | #2 |
|
You have to click the folder icon and it shows you the two people at the bottom of the window. I guess you know that though.
You can change the icon for the folder manually, not ideal though. I hope someone does come up with a way to get the icon to change automatically. If you go in to network and select your PC it does show you all the shared folders. Maybe that will help if you are going to change the icons. |
My System Specs![]() |
02 Aug 2009 | #3 |
|
It annoys me too, but I noticed that when you share entire drives, you see this icon on the shared drive.
|
My System Specs![]() |
. |
|
02 Aug 2009 | #4 |
|
Yes, when you share the whole drive (thing that is not very safe though) you can see the icon showing you the whole drive is shared but with the folders nothing comes up, which is very annoying.
|
My System Specs![]() |
02 Aug 2009 | #5 |
|
You have to click the folder icon and it shows you the two people at the bottom of the window. I guess you know that though.
You can change the icon for the folder manually, not ideal though. I hope someone does come up with a way to get the icon to change automatically. If you go in to network and select your PC it does show you all the shared folders. Maybe that will help if you are going to change the icons. |
My System Specs![]() |
17 Mar 2010 | #6 |
|
I hope it would be resolved in future SPs.
|
My System Specs![]() |
29 Jun 2011 | #7 |
|
Nope, nothing a year later
Shared folders still appear as regular folders, that is one of my biggest annoyances, along with all the hoops to jump thru just to share one lousy folder on the desktop with "everybody" in a workgroup without giving away access to private user folders, but that's a whole nother thread and the fix wasn't much of a fix. Why break XP's ease of use and common sense for 7, I don't get it
![]() |
My System Specs![]() |
![]() |
Thread Tools | |
Similar help and support threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
I need to get rid of the "Shared" icon overlays on my shared folders.. Hi everyone. My browser just crashed after I had typed up this post so I am now using notepad to type it up again... I have an annoying problem that is poking at my OCD. You know how on shared drives/folders there is that little overlay in the corner showing that it is shared (I don't know... |
Customization | |||
Files moved to shared public folder "locked" I have my Public Desktop folder set to share for everyone, so it can be accessed from other pc's on the home network. But when I move a file from my user desktop to the public desktop it suddenly adds the lock icon over it and can't be accessed from another pc, even though the public desktop still... |
Network & Sharing | |||
Redirected "My Documents" folder, on shared network drive - can't see Hi all, I'm having a weird issue with one computer here. The "My Documents" folder is redirected to a shared network drive. Other people can access the files in that folder and edit them. The weird thing is that the "local copy" of the file does not seem to match the one the other users on... |
Network & Sharing | |||
Unable to access simple shared folder on "media center" Hey guys I cant get my media center (LG BD390) to show my shared folders on my pc. It displays my pc, but doesn't attach those shared folders that are supposed to be shared. If i access my computer from another windows pc there is no problem at all. I have altered the share configurations... |
Media Center | |||
Folder Shared, Permission Granted File "Access denied" On both 64Bit & 32Bit Win7 machines I get an error message, denying access to a file in a folder within another folder. All have been shared, permissions granted & drives mapped to each folder. That is in addition to initially applying the changes to the file folder, subfolders, and files. The... |
Network & Sharing |
Our Sites |
Site Links |
About Us |
Find Us |
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized,
sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
"Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
© Designer Media Ltd All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:25. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |