Question re: Sharing Folders & All Sub-Folders

[AA Smith]

When I right-click on a folder then select Sharing and Security using
Windows Explorer and check the "Share this folder on the network" and "Allow
network users to change my files" check boxes, that ONLY makes the selected
folder sharable; none of its sub-folders. So, as far as I can tell the only
way to share all of its sub folders is to apply file sharing as described
above to each and every sub folder. Surely there's SOME WAY to apply
sharing to a folder and all of its sub-folders without having to go through
such an ordeal.

How can I apply sharing to a high-level folder and have all of its
sub-folders automatically become shared without having to apply sharing to
all of its sub-folders one at a time?

I shall greatly appreciate your help on this.

 

[BobDelaney]

By default, sharing *does* cascade downward in this manner. Test it out
on the network, and see for yourself.

 

[Mike Brearley]

When you apply the sharing to a folder, users can access that folder and any
sub-folders under it. If you need them to be able to access the sub-folders
via a direct share, then you will need to go into each folder and share it.

If you're saying that a user connects to the share, but gets accessed denied
to the sub-folders, then go into the advanced tab on Security (from the
original/parent folder) and check the 'Replace permission entries on all
child objects with entries...'. Click OK, confirm the warning message and
it'll do its thing.

--
Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.

Mike Brearley

 

[AA Smith]

Thanks for your feedback, Mike.

I have always set sharing up by using Windows Explorer (WE). In WE, I have
always applied sharing by right-clicking on the desired folder, then
selecting "Sharing and Security" and finally by checking both of the bottom
two check boxes on the folder Properties dialogue ("Share this folder on the
network" and " Allow network users to change my files".)

Checking that dialogue now, I do not find an "Advanced" tab anywhere on it.
I do find an "Advanced" button on the General tab of the folder Properties
dialogue, but that does not offer anything to do with file & folder sharing.

Am I looking in the wrong place for the Advanced tab?

 

[AA Smith]

Thanks for your feedback, Bob!

When I set sharing up on a folder that contains sub-folders, WinXP Pro does
not mark the sub-folders as "Shared" like it would if I setup file & folder
sharing for an entire hard drive.

All of the sub-folders still appear as solid, manila folders; no sharing
hand appears superimposed on them.

It really is a pain to have to manually mark all sub-folders as shared.
Isn't there some way around that?

 

[Mike Brearley]

It might not be an option in XP Home. I have XP Pro and have done little
with the Home version short of setting it up for other people. So what your
saying is that the users get an access denied message when they try to
browse into sub-folders?

--
Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.

Mike Brearley

 

[Mike Brearley]

You don't need the sub folders to be marked as shared. If you share a
folder, users can access that shared folder then browse into the sub folders
under it. By sharing a folder, you are giving network users access into
that folder and all sub folders.

By doing what you're saying you want to see, then network users would be
able to connect directly to each and every folder and you would see ALL of
those folders (with no directory structure) listed as shares on your
computer. I don't think that's what you want as it would be cumbersome.

--
Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.

Mike Brearley

 

[Alex Nichol]

Thanks for your feedback, Mike.

I have always set sharing up by using Windows Explorer (WE). In WE, I have
always applied sharing by right-clicking on the desired folder, then
selecting "Sharing and Security" and finally by checking both of the bottom
two check boxes on the folder Properties dialogue ("Share this folder on the
network" and " Allow network users to change my files".)

The matter depends partly on whether you are using Home or Pro with
Simple File sharing on, or Pro with it off and with NTFS.

And then 'share' means 'make this available on the network as an
entity'. So if I share Digicam on my desktop, I see it over on the
laptop in Network Connections as 'Digicam on desktop'. This does not
prevent me from opening it there and accessing content - provided that I
(as a user) have access permissions. In Simple file sharing, or with
FAT, those will allow access, just having read-only and hidden
attributes. In Pro with full file sharing and NTFS, the folders will
have Security tabs in properties (as well as the sharing one , and it is
on those that you set the permissions - probably using Advanced and the
'apply to sub objects' check box

 

[AA Smith]

Thanks for your feedback, Alex. I'm using WindowsXP Pro. I'm sot sure
where or how to set "Simple file Sharing" or "Full Fioe Sharing," though I
have tried to find out using Help and Support. Where & how would I make the
appropriate settings?

 

[Alex Nichol]

Thanks for your feedback, Alex. I'm using WindowsXP Pro. I'm sot sure
where or how to set "Simple file Sharing" or "Full Fioe Sharing," though I
have tried to find out using Help and Support.

Folder Options - View. At the bottom of the list, uncheck 'Use Simple
File Sharing', which is checked by default in Pro, and Apply, and the
full methods for NTFS become available, including the Security pages in
file or folder Property sheets

 

[AA Smith]

Thanks, again, Alex! This helped me a great deal. I sincerely appreciate
your help