Solved Can't access one specific folder in shared drive

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I have a specific drive [P:] on my desktop set up for sharing (Properties/Sharing/Advanced Sharing/Share this folder). The drive has several folders. I can access all but one of them through my home network. With the one, I get the message that I don't have permission to access the folder. When I check sharing properties for this folder it shows "Not shared", but so do all the other folders, which I *can* access.

Even if I set the properties for this specific folder to "Shared", where it then appears as a separate folder along with P:, I get the same error message when I try to access it. What could it be about this particular folder that prevents shared access?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
Motherboard
Jetway/Kuroshio JBI-600-LF (or BI-600) [Intel Burnside?]
Memory
3.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 210
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD with THX SB1270
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 ATA Device (2) ST1500DM003-9YN16G ATA Device (3)
Antivirus
Avast Antivirus
Browser
Firefox
FWIW, I solved the problem by copying all the files to another folder, which I then *could* access.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
Motherboard
Jetway/Kuroshio JBI-600-LF (or BI-600) [Intel Burnside?]
Memory
3.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 210
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD with THX SB1270
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 ATA Device (2) ST1500DM003-9YN16G ATA Device (3)
Antivirus
Avast Antivirus
Browser
Firefox
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