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I'm trying to share a folder between 2 computer on my home WiFi network. I've tried to use a the net CMD command but I can't get the syntax right. I'd appreciate someone helping with this.
Here are the values that, I think, are probably relavent to the command.
2 computers a Dell desktop(PC) and a Microsoft Surface Book(SB):
PC
PC name: DESKTOP-ICK8NBM
PC WORKGROUP: 654Albion
PC user name: pwric
c:\User\pwric
PC Shared Folder Name: SHARE WITH SB
C:\Users\pwric\Documents\SHARE WITH SB
SB
SB name:DESKTOP-88C0JQ6
SB user name: Phil
SB WORKGROUP: 654Albion
c:\User\Phil
So far this is all I've tried:
C:\Users\pwric>net use C:\Users\pwric>net use C:\Users\pwric\documents\SHAREWITH SB
The syntax of this command is:
NET USE
[devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]]
[/USER:[domainname\]username]
blah-blah-blah
Any help will ber greatly appreciated.
SweetTasha
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net use is for use with folders that have already been shared and that are therefore referred to in this manner
\\DESKTOP-ICK8NBM\SHARE WITH SB
but your notes imply that you have not shared the folder and expect net ue to do that. It does not.
Go to File explorer,
<select desired folder>,
right-click, Properties,
Sharing tab,
Advanced sharing,
Set the Share this folder checkbox,
Write your desired "ShareName" in the Share name: input box,
Click on Permissions,
Set the checkboxes for Full control / Change / Read as desired,
OK,
OK,
Close.
You can then, if you want to, run a net use command on the other computer to map the share to a drive letter. It is just as easy to do this in File explorer - see
Map Network Drive - TenForumsTutorials
[I am not allowed to post links for reasons I do not know]
Do a search for
How to Map Network Drive or Disconnect Network Drive in Windows 10 site:TenForums
and you'll find it.
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You're looking for the net share command to set up the share on the computer than contains the data you wish to share (AKA "server").
https://ss64.com/nt/net-share.html
As otherwise pointed out net use is for use at the other end, on the computer that wants to access such data (AKA "client").
https://ss64.com/nt/net-use.html
Last edited by bluesxman (05 Oct 2020 14:15)
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if you have the same user and password on two computers you can do this:
net use \\machine1-or-ip same-pwd-on-two-machines /user:same-user-on-two-computers /persistent:yes /savecred
this command creates a connection to remote machine and you can acces to all folder that the user have permission on remote computer, like these:
- pushd \\machine1-or-ip\c$\Users\same-user-on-two-computers
- dir \\machine1-or-ip\c$\Users\same-user-on-two-computers
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tra,
The OP is trying to share a folder not (map / get access to) an already-shared folder.
Which does your code do?
Denis
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Hi Denis, when the machines have the same user-password, you can access the remote resouces using command "net user" with the ip machine and user-password, this create a connection on you can access all resources that have access the user , in this scenario, don't need to create a share folder because you can access to any folder that the user has authorization on remote machine using \\ip\c$\folder (to access a folder in disk c on remote computer)
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tra,
Thanks for the explanation.
I should get the chance to experiment with this next month as I'm setting up a new computer then and I hope to have enough spare time available while I'm doing so.
Denis
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