How to change a drive's share name?

D

Don Culp

If I right click on a drive, then Properties\Sharing, the drive's share name
is shown. How do I change this share name?

Thanks,
Don Culp
 
S

Steve Winograd

If I right click on a drive, then Properties\Sharing, the drive's share name
is shown. How do I change this share name?

Thanks,
Don Culp
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Un-share the drive, then share it using the desired name. There's no
direct way to change the share name.
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