How do I unshare My Documents ?

[Bill]

Hi all experts,

Please help me out!
I have had a "Shared Documents" folder set up to allow other family members
to access my, "My Documents" folder and my " Music" folder. Now I need to
undo their access to "My Documents". I have tried to check the box "Make
this folder private so that only I have access to it", which is located
under the under the Sharing tab of My Documents & Properties, but the box
is not hi-lighted and so I can't make the folder private. How then do I
unshare this folder? Do I delete the My Documents folder from the Shared
Documents Folder? Would I then completely lose the My Documents folder? or
should I delete the whole Shared Documents folder? Is there another
recommended way to unshare a folder from being shared with family members?

Note: I had originally placed the My Documents folder into the Shared
Documents folder by dragging the My Documents folder to "Shared Documents"
located in "Other Places" on the left side of the folder window. I had
simply followed the instructions found in Help under "to share files and
folders on your computer". I can't find any instructions on how to unshare
files and folders.

 

[Tom]

Hi all experts,

Please help me out!
I have had a "Shared Documents" folder set up to allow other family members
to access my, "My Documents" folder and my " Music" folder. Now I need to
undo their access to "My Documents". I have tried to check the box "Make
this folder private so that only I have access to it", which is located
under the under the Sharing tab of My Documents & Properties, but the box
is not hi-lighted and so I can't make the folder private. How then do I
unshare this folder? Do I delete the My Documents folder from the Shared
Documents Folder? Would I then completely lose the My Documents folder? or
should I delete the whole Shared Documents folder? Is there another
recommended way to unshare a folder from being shared with family members?

Note: I had originally placed the My Documents folder into the Shared
Documents folder by dragging the My Documents folder to "Shared Documents"
located in "Other Places" on the left side of the folder window. I had
simply followed the instructions found in Help under "to share files and
folders on your computer". I can't find any instructions on how to unshare
files and folders.

Hi Bill,

Try going to C:\Documents and Settings\your folder name, and then right
click on the My Documents folder, and try the same process there. If not,
then just try that on the folder of your namesake.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have had a "Shared Documents" folder set up to allow other family members
to access my, "My Documents" folder and my " Music" folder. Now I need to
undo their access to "My Documents". I have tried to check the box "Make
this folder private so that only I have access to it", which is located
under the under the Sharing tab of My Documents & Properties, but the box
is not hi-lighted and so I can't make the folder private. How then do I
unshare this folder? Do I delete the My Documents folder from the Shared
Documents Folder?

Open a My Computer window (from your account) to show that 'My
Documents', and another on
C:\Documents and Settings\yourname
which is where it should be - others cannot see into that unless they
are administrators. Then with the *right* mouse button down, drag it
across, and on release take *Move* here