Windows 10: File sharing - unable to see other computers

I have only two computers on my home network connected by a switch/router. It used to work fine when it comes to sharing and transferring files. They can usually see each other after turning on sharing for any individual folders or files, though, sometime, it does take a few minutes for the other computer to appear under "Network" on the Explorer left pane.

But after recent upgrades, as late as last night, both computer can not see each other, and there are not "sharing" selections anymore when right-clicking on any folder or files. There is only "Give Access to"-->"Specific People", which I tried to type in "\\computername\user" to allow access, but nothing happens. "Give Access to"-->"Home Group " does nothing.

The "Share" tab on the top pane of Explorer is greyed out for all file and folders I selected.

There is no "Home Group" can be found anywhere.

I am at a lost, please help. I urgently need to move about a 1TB of photo/video files after a long trip overseas, from my laptop to my desktop. Simple thing, but very hard to achieve.

cheers

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Unable to access Sharing files between computers within same workgroup.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are unable to share the file between computers under work group after reinstalling it. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest you to reconfigure the home group and check if that helps to resolve the issue.

If you had not run the shared folder troubleshooter, I suggest you to run the shared folder troubleshooter and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

1. Type troubleshooting in the search bar.

2. Select Troubleshooting.

3. Select View all on the top left corner.

4. Click Shared folders.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.

6. Check if issue persists.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Unable to share files between computers

Hi David,

Thank you for update and reply.

Have you tried troubleshooting steps suggested in Method 2? If yes please share the results with us to assist you further.

Thanks

 

File sharing help

So, I just got finished setting up Windows 2016 Data Center on my home server (bare metal).
I have everything setup and able to join the Domain with my computers ( windows 10 pro).
My problem is I am unable to get my laptop ( windows 8.1) and my home theater system ( both not on the domain) to see my shared folders on the server.
Have tried turning off firewall, turning on file sharing and right clicking on the folders and sharing with everyone from the server.
Does anyone know a way to do this or will I be unable to share those across the network without them being on the domain.

Thanks in advance,