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Hide a shared drive:
- In Drive, on the left, click Shared drives.
- Right-click the shared drive that you no longer want to see, and select Hide shared drive.
To hide a file or folder on Windows, open a Windows Explorer or File Explorer window and locate the file or folder you want to hide. Right-click it and select Properties. Enable the Hidden checkbox on the General pane of the Properties window. Click OK or Apply and your file or folder will be hidden.
What is the name of the hidden share in Windows?
Administrative shares
Administrative shares are hidden network shares created by Windows NT family of operating systems that allow system administrators to have remote access to every disk volume on a network-connected system. These shares may not be permanently deleted but may be disabled.
How do I make a shared folder not visible?
Under Roles -> File Services, click Share and Storage Management. Select a share and in the right pane, click Properties. Click Advanced and check the box “Enable access-based enumeration.” With ABE enabled, anyone lacking permissions to the share will not be able to view it.
How to set up a hidden share folder on Windows 10
- Open File Explorer.
- Navigate to the folder you want to share.
- Right-click the folder and select the Properties option.
- Click the Sharing tab.
- Click the Advanced Sharing button.
- Check the Share this folder option.
In Windows Vista, right-click on the folder or drive for which you want to create a hidden share and select Properties. Then, on the Folder Properties window, click the Sharing tab and click the Advanced Sharing button. If User Account Control is active, enter an administrator’s password if required,…
What can I do with a hidden share?
However, it is still accessible if the name of the hidden share is known. Default Microsoft Windows hidden shares Creating a Microsoft Windows hidden share Accessing a Windows hidden share Viewing Microsoft Windows hidden shares Related hidden share pages. Network and network card help and support
How do I create a file share on my computer?
Windows File Server shares can be created using Server Manager or by right mouse clicking on any folder and choosing “Sharing” on the sharing tab to create a share that can be mapped by PC’s. Microsoft has a great article here on how to create a file share using Server Manager here.
Of course, to share a folder on a home network or even in your office, follow the same procedure as described above. By default, when you click Share this folder, the share name is filled in with the name of the folder. In Windows 7 and Windows 8, click on the Advanced Sharing button to get all the sharing options.