How to Share files between 2 Computers
How to share files between 2 computers in home environment
Turn on Network discovery and file sharing in Windows 7
Turn on Network discovery and file sharing on each computer that you want to access on the network. Follow these steps to begin setting up the network:
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Click Start
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Under Network and Internet, click “view network status and tasks”.
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In the “view network status and task” , click Change advanced sharing settings.
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Turn on network discovery and file and printer sharing.
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Click Save changes.
Sharing drives, folders, and files in a Windows 7 network
To share non-public folders with other computers on a local network, follow these steps:
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Click Start , and then click Computer.
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Browse to the folder you want to share.
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Right-click the folder, select Share with, and then click specific people and select the person from the list and select the (Read/Write)
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Click on “OK”.
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Click an arrow under Permission Level to set the permission level for each account or group.
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Click Share.
To access the files. Open Run on open of the computer and type the UNC path of the share \\vm-06\data.
