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| | Desktop vs public folder When I want to share a folder, but also want to get it accessible right from my desktop, should the folder be located in the "public folders" , and have a shortcut on my desktop ? |
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| | Re: Desktop vs public folder Andre De Clercq wrote: Quote: > When I want to share a folder, but also want to get it accessible right > from my desktop, should the folder be located in the "public folders" , > and have a shortcut on my desktop ? Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic! |
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| | Re: Desktop vs public folder Thanks Malke. Still a related question: I want to share several hundreds of gigs (photo's, music...). The Vista public folder seems to be located in the system partition (under "Users"). So, do I need a large systen partition or is that public folder still recognized if it is being moved to another disk? "Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OddrEEY0IHA.2084@xxxxxx Quote: > Andre De Clercq wrote: > Quote: >> When I want to share a folder, but also want to get it accessible right >> from my desktop, should the folder be located in the "public folders" , >> and have a shortcut on my desktop ? > That's a great solution. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > Don't Panic! |
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| | Re: Desktop vs public folder Andre De Clercq wrote: Quote: > Thanks Malke. Still a related question: I want to share several hundreds > of gigs (photo's, music...). The Vista public folder seems to be located > in the system partition (under "Users"). So, do I need a large systen > partition or is that public folder still recognized if it is being moved > to another disk? drive, either an internal one, an external one, or perhaps a NAS and make a shared folder there for your media. Perhaps Windows Home Server would meet your needs. It sounds like just what you are looking for. I believe you can buy just the software now if you have a spare box to put it on. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...r/default.mspx Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com Don't Panic! |
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| | RE: Desktop vs public folder they are not related save your file anywhere making your file available to others on the network require security/permission/sharing configuration... |
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