Desktop vs public folder

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Andre De Clercq

When I want to share a folder, but also want to get it accessible right from
my desktop, should the folder be located in the "public folders" , and have
a shortcut on my desktop ?
 
Andre said:
When I want to share a folder, but also want to get it accessible right
from my desktop, should the folder be located in the "public folders" ,
and have a shortcut on my desktop ?
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That's a great solution.

Malke
 
Thanks Malke. Still a related question: I want to share several hundreds of
gigs (photo's, music...). The Vista public folder seems to be located in the
system partition (under "Users"). So, do I need a large systen partition or
is that public folder still recognized if it is being moved to another disk?
 
Andre said:
Thanks Malke. Still a related question: I want to share several hundreds
of gigs (photo's, music...). The Vista public folder seems to be located
in the system partition (under "Users"). So, do I need a large systen
partition or is that public folder still recognized if it is being moved
to another disk?
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Why even bother moving the Public folder? Simply purchase another large hard
drive, either an internal one, an external one, or perhaps a NAS and make a
shared folder there for your media. Perhaps Windows Home Server would meet
your needs. It sounds like just what you are looking for. I believe you can
buy just the software now if you have a spare box to put it on.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx

Malke
 
they are not related
save your file anywhere
making your file available to others on the network require
security/permission/sharing configuration...
 
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