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Old 05-06-2008   #4 (permalink)
Francisco Garcia-Ascanio [MSFT]
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Re: Return to placeholder file

Hi Brad,

The FolderShare permissions are applied per FolderShare account and not per
machine. Let us know if you have any

further questions.

Thanks,
Francisco

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Francisco Garcia-Ascanio
Program Manager
Windows Live FolderShare

"Brad" <Brad@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:62A6C21C-694F-40EF-9DA3-471C3DE495B6@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Note: The library is not shared with anyone else, it is only for me. Is it
> possible to apply those permissions to a computer, as opposed to an
> account?
> I got it working as I wanted, but it required me to set up a second
> account
> for my second computer (which I would prefer not to do).
>
> "Anthony R. Gold" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:16:04 -0700, Brad <Brad@xxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
Quote:

>> > Is it possible to remove a file, but instead of having it deleted on
>> > all
>> > computers, simply remove it locally and have a placeholder take its
>> > place?
>>
>> You want your computer to remain in a library but not be synchronized.
>>
>> You can delete a file temporarily and harmlessly on just one computer if
>> that computer holds a junior membership of the library with privileges of
>> just Reader or Contributor and also so long as you refrain from running
>> FolderShare on that computer. The file will be write-protected and I
>> hope
>> you know how to cope with that. If your membership is junior then the
>> next
>> time you run FolderShare the deleted file will be replaced, but if your
>> membership is of a higher level (Editor, Senior Editor or Owner) then the
>> next time you run FolderShare on that computer the deletion will be
>> propagated from that machine to computers of the other library members.
>>
>> Tony
>>