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ReadyNAS / Hiding folders for users without permission in explorer
Dear users of the good internet!
I have a NAS connected in my home - network with 2 PCs:
PC1 is my private PC with admin rights
PC2 is a PC used by my employees in the company - space in my building with employee rights.
I want to have as easy access to my folders as possible, but with SMB activated, the employees on PC2 are seeing all my private folders, like video and music. Yes, then cant access them, but they still see them.
Is it possible to "hide" my private folders on PC2?
Thanks a lot for your help,
Atvilar
Atvilar wrote:Is it possible to "hide" my private folders on PC2?
There is a setting to make the shares hidden, though you can still see them if you know how. They will be hidden for everyone (including you). However, you can still navigate into them (and you can set up desktop shortcuts to make that slightly easier).
It's in the share settings - navigate to the network access tab, and then click on "advanced".
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Atvilar wrote:Is it possible to "hide" my private folders on PC2?
There is a setting to make the shares hidden, though you can still see them if you know how. They will be hidden for everyone (including you). However, you can still navigate into them (and you can set up desktop shortcuts to make that slightly easier).
It's in the share settings - navigate to the network access tab, and then click on "advanced".
They should not be able to see into your personal folders -- those in the share with the same name as your user logon. Although you are calling them "personal", nothing else on the NAS is "personal" from the OS's standpoint.
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