Hide some folders for some workgroup users
Hi,
I've worked out how to allow only certain workgroup users to access sensitive company folders/files on my computer, but the users without access to these folders can still see the restricted folder name when they look in My Network Places. What I need is for the folder to be visible for the Power User group that is able to access this folder, but hidden for the general staff. My theory is: if they don't know its there then they won't try to find out what is inside it. Thanks in Advance Patrick |
Hide some folders for some workgroup users
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:37:08 -0700, OzPat
wrote: Hi, I've worked out how to allow only certain workgroup users to access sensitive company folders/files on my computer, but the users without access to these folders can still see the restricted folder name when they look in My Network Places. What I need is for the folder to be visible for the Power User group that is able to access this folder, but hidden for the general staff. My theory is: if they don't know its there then they won't try to find out what is inside it. Thanks in Advance Patrick To the best of my knowledge, there's no way to hide a folder name from certain users and show it to other users. You can hide a shared folder from everyone by putting a dollar sign at the end of its share name, such as DATA$. Tell the selected users the share name. They can connect to it by mapping a network drive to the shared folder, or by typing its name in the Start Run box in this format: \\computer\sharename -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
Hide some folders for some workgroup users
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:37:08 -0700, OzPat
wrote: Hi, I've worked out how to allow only certain workgroup users to access sensitive company folders/files on my computer, but the users without access to these folders can still see the restricted folder name when they look in My Network Places. What I need is for the folder to be visible for the Power User group that is able to access this folder, but hidden for the general staff. My theory is: if they don't know its there then they won't try to find out what is inside it. Thanks in Advance Patrick To the best of my knowledge, there's no way to hide a folder name from certain users and show it to other users. You can hide a shared folder from everyone by putting a dollar sign at the end of its share name, such as DATA$. Tell the selected users the share name. They can connect to it by mapping a network drive to the shared folder, or by typing its name in the Start Run box in this format: \\computer\sharename -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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