Share files with someone

Right-click the item you want to share, and then click Share with.

Share something quickly using Share with.

Choose one of the following options:

• Homegroup (Read). This options shares the item with your entire homegroup—but people in your homegroup can only open the item. Homegroup members can't modify or delete it.

• Homegroup (Read/Write). This option shares the item with your entire homegroup and lets them open, modify, or delete it.

• Specific people. This option opens the File Sharing wizard, which allows you to select individual people to share items with.

  In the File Sharing wizard, you can choose specific people to share files and folders with.

Right-click the item you want to share, click Share with, and then click Specific people.

In the File Sharing wizard, do one of the following:

• If your computer is on a domain, click the arrow next to the text box, and then click Find people. In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, type a name in the box, click Check Names, and then click OK.

• If your computer is part of a workgroup, click the arrow next to the text box, click a name from the list, and then click Add.

Tip

If you already know the name of the person you want to share with, just type it in the File Sharing wizard, and click Add.

• Under the Permission Level column, select one of the following options:

  • Read. Recipients can open—but not modify or delete—the file.

  • Read/Write. Recipients can open, modify, or delete the file.

  Choose how much access to give people to your files.

When you're finished adding people, click Share.  If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

After you receive confirmation that your item is shared, you can let people you've shared with know how to access it. Do one of the following:

• If you have an e‑mail program installed, click e‑mail to send someone a link to your shared files.

• Click copy to automatically copy the displayed link to the WindowsClipboard. Then you can paste it into an e‑mail, instant message, or other program.

When you're finished, click Done.

In the navigation pane (the left pane), under Homegroup, click the user account of the person whose files you want to access.

In the file list, double-click the library you want to access, and then double-click the item you want.

Homegroup

Open Advanced sharing settings by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type network, click Network and Sharing Center, and then, in the left pane, click Change advanced sharing settings.

Under Password protected sharing, select one of the following options:

• Turn on password protected sharing

• Turn off password protected sharing

Click Save changes.  If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Right-click a drive or folder, click Share with, and then click Advanced sharing.

In the dialog box that appears, click Advanced Sharing.  If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

In the Advanced Sharing dialog box, select the Share this folder check box.

To specify users or change permissions, click Permissions.

Click Add or Remove to add or remove users or groups.

Select each user or group, select the check boxes for the permissions you want to assign for that user or group, and then click OK.

When you've finished, click OK.