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How do I access my documents folder from another computer?
Right-click on “My Documents” and select “Properties.” The “Properties” menu will display three tabs. Select the “Sharing” tab, and subsequently set “Share this folder on a network” along with any other options you deem necessary. Access the shared folder from another computer on your network.
Why can’t I access my Word documents?
Click File | Open. When the Open dialog box appears, select the troublesome Word document. But, instead of clicking OK, first select Recover Text From Any File from the Files Of Type drop-down list. If you don’t have access to a non-Microsoft word processor, you can always try to open the file with Notepad or WordPad.
Where Can I Find My Documents folder?
Browsing to the Documents folder in Windows Explorer
- Open Windows Explorer.
- Under Computer double-click the C: drive.
- In the C: drive, double-click the Users folder.
- Double-click the , where is the name of your user account.
- Double-click the Documents folder.
Reason 1: File or folder-level security One of the reasons you or your users might not see certain files or folders (while others can) is because those files and folders might have unique security and permissions set at file or folder level.
* Please enter only numbers. If the user shared the folder with you, you should see the shared folder instead of the files in Shared with Me folder. If this is not the case, you can give more info (i.e. screenshot) for troubleshooting. Was this reply helpful?
Are there any documents in the shared folder?
When I go to the Documents (shared folder) there are no documents showing up in it but when I go to the site Content page it shows that there are 20 items in the Documents (shared folder). I was editing the page yesterday and when I clicked on “Close” which I thought would close the editing box it removed all of the documents from the folder.
Note that the Shared view is not a separate folder – you cannot move items out of it into your Files view. You can copy the shared file to your Files view, but any changes you make to the saved copy will not be reflected in the original file, so no one else with access to the original file will see your changes.