Windows. Hide the shared folder in "Network Neighbor"

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This may happen when you share folders in the LAN. On the one hand, you don't want others to view the shared folders on other computers in the LAN, on the other hand, you have to share these folders so that colleagues or yourself can call the files on other computers. The best way is to hide the shared folder in the LAN and then access it directly on other machines.

Right-click the folder you want to share, select "properties" from the context menu, click the "share" project card in the Properties window, and select "share ", enter the name of the shared folder in the share name below, add the symbol "$" after the name, for example, "Hide Share $", and enter the password. Now, let's take a look at the network neighbors. The shared folder didn't appear in it, indicating that the shared folder is indeed hidden in the LAN. Next, we need to access it. First, we need to know the name of our computer in the LAN. Assume it is "SS" and enable "Network Neighbor" on other computers in the LAN ", enter "// SS/Hide Share $" in the address bar, press enter, enter the password of the shared folder, and click OK, the contents of this shared folder hidden in the LAN appear in front of us.