Create a hidden share.

This is a pretty simple post but a useful one, that is why I am putting in the Journal section.

If you have ever wanted to create a shared drive or a shared folder but don’t want it to be visible to the entire network you can use a $ sign at the end of the share name to hide it from windows explorer.

This is not a major security precaution, you will need to use specific permissions to deter unwanted users, this is just a means by which you can share a folder or a drive without it being seen by all users on your LAN. To specifically access a hidden share you will need to type the specific share name in your windows explorer address bar. (i.e. \\mycomputer\hidden_share$) Now you can secretly share all those weekend photos with co-workers, without you boss knowing!

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