Can open files on a shared drive but not edit/move them


  1. coffent
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    Can open files on a shared drive but not edit/move them


    Using Advanced Sharing, "Share this folder", I've set a drive (call it P:) on my desktop computer for sharing with Share Name P. Under Permissions, I've allowed Full Control for Everyone. On a networked laptop computer, I can see the drive and all its contents. I can open any file but when I try to make changes to them I get messages like "You require permission from Administrators to perform this action", or "Error saving document: Invalid access mode" or "Please check if this file is open in another program" [It isn't]. None of the files is set to read-only, and I *can* make changes from the host computer.

    Even more perplexing, I've done exactly the same thing for sharing the laptop's P: drive, and using my desktop computer, I *can* edit/move/delete files on the laptop.

    Why? With Permissions set to Full Control for Everyone, why do I have Full Control in one case but not the other?
    Last edited by coffent; 07 Mar 2017 at 11:28. Reason: Update
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  3. samuria
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    You have set permissions on the share but what are the NTFS permissions?
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  4. coffent
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    Good question - thanks! What are NTFS permissions and how do I set them?
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  6. samuria
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    The file permissions on the folders you using they may be restriced to a user or system Setting NTFS Permissions
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  7. coffent
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    Yes, that did the trick - thanks!
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