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Old 06-18-2008   #1 (permalink)
Andre De Clercq


 
 

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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Old 06-18-2008   #2 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

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 ?
That's a great solution.

Malke
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Old 06-18-2008   #3 (permalink)
Andre De Clercq


 
 

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?

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> 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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Old 06-18-2008   #4 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

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?
Why even bother moving the Public folder? Simply purchase another large hard
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
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Old 06-19-2008   #5 (permalink)
blad3runn69


 
 

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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