Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Well, I broke out my Win 8. So, at the risk of telling you something you already know This is step 1, the "Turn on network sharing" section of the article, with my comments interspersed in bold. Press and hold or right-click the network you're connected to, and then tap or click Turn sharing on or off. Right-clicking on the name of the network only shows: "Show estimated data usage," "Set as metered connection," and "Forget this network.
In the current profile, which presumably has been set to "Private," make sure that the radio buttons are selected to "Turn on network discovery" and "Turn on file and printer sharing. Normally, I have the first option selected for each of the 3 features, but make a note of the 3rd one: Password protected sharing. Choose Yes, turn on sharing and connect to devices for home or small office networks, or when you know and trust the people and devices on the network.
This setting allows your PC to connect to devices on the network, such as printers. If "File and printer sharing" has been turned on see above , you should be able to leave the Windows Firewall on. In any case, if it was a firewall issue, you would likely be seeing a different error message. Right-click a file or folder on the 8.
Click the "Specific people" link. You should see a list of users that you have shared the object with. At the very least, it should show your user account with the "Permission level" of "Owner. When you open Windows Explorer on your Windows 7 computer, you should see the name of your Windows 8. I'm going from memory, because I set this up a while ago, but if you attempt to open that computer, you should get a dialog box asking for a user name and password.
Find out if your computer is part of a workgroup or domain by clicking the "Start" button or Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of your screen. Right-click on "Computer" and select "Properties. Add a shared folder to a homegroup. Locate the folder you want to share and right-click on it. Select "Homegroup Read " to share the folder with every computer in the homegroup in a read-only format.
Nobody else will have the ability to modify or delete the folder and its contents. Select "Specific People" to open the File Sharing Wizard, which will allow you to designate the users you want to share files with. When the wizard opens, type in a user's name or click on the arrow to display a drop-down menu that displays all names in the homegroup.
Click on the "Share" button at the bottom of the wizard to finish. Add a shared folder to a workgroup or domain. If you have a workgroup computer, click on the arrow next to the text box and select the correct name from the list. Click "Add" to add a shared folder to that workgroup. If your computer is part of a domain, click on the arrow next to the text box and select "Find People.
Click on the "Share" button at the bottom of the wizard to proceed. Depending on how the network is set up, you may be prompted to enter an administrator password or provide confirmation. Notify the users you've shared with of the new shared items. Click "Done" to finish the process of adding a shared folder to the domain. Check to see if a folder is shared. To view the sharing details of a folder or file, open Windows Explorer by clicking on the Start button or Windows logo on the bottom-left corner of your screen.
Click on your user name to display your folders and files. Click on any folder or file to display sharing details in the bottom window pane. Remove shared folders. If you want to stop sharing a folder, right-click the folder you want to stop sharing, click on "Share with," then click "Nobody.
Select a contact, nearby sharing device, or one of the Microsoft Store apps such as Mail. Finish the process by following the on-screen directions to transfer files from Windows 7 to Windows Tip: Both Windows 7 and Windows 10 must connect to the same network or LAN for sharing files via the network shared drive. Note: The drive should be big enough for saving the files and folders that you want to share. Hit Enter and access the shared files. You can copy and save the files to your local PC.
Applies to: Share confidential files offline between Windows 7 and If you prefer an offline file sharing option between Windows 7 and Windows 10, you can use three provided methods here without using the network:. Note: Be careful while copying and pasting files. Improper operation may result in unexpected file loss. Connect the external storage drive to the source PC, copy, and save files and folders to the drive.
Unplug the external device and connect it to the target PC, copy and save shared files to a local drive. For a detailed guide, refer to the link on how to transfer files from PC to PC without network for help.
For manual guidelines, email, cloud drive, and network sharing are also practical ways. Your advice is important to us. Looking forward to your consultation! Roxanne is one of the main contributors to EaseUS and has created multiple posts on digital devices like PCs, Mobile phones, tablets, Mac, etc. She loves to share ideas with people of the same interest.
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