Windows 10: Certain documents accessed via network opening as "read only"

On my network I have a desktop and a laptop computer. In the navigation pane of file explorer my desktop computer shows not only my c drive and the users folder but also a folder showing my first name and a folder showing my full name. If I use my laptop to navigate via either of the two latter folders to the documents on my desktop computer the documents open as "read only". If I navigate to my desktop via the c drive or users folder the documents open normally. Can anyone suggest why that may be, please?

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Win10 Quirk - Can't Save to Documents folder

Since upgrade to Win10, I can't save a new document to the Documents folder. Originally,, I found my old folders under Documents under Network - they were all there, intact. So, I moved them to the Documents folder under This PC. Whenever I opened an
Excel file, I could not save it to Documents - had to save as "copy of"... These files, once moved to Documents on This PC became "Read Only".. When I moved the folder back to Network/Documents, they were no longer "Read Only" and could be saved in that
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am I missiong here?

 

can't convert files to pdf

I DID explain the problem. PROBLEM is you didn't read it correctly. Yes, I can convert the document via "Print to PDF", but then I actually HAVE TO PRINT THE DOCUMENT, SCAN and THEN SEND IT AS ATTACHMENT because jusr saving it as "Print to PDF" and then
sending it as attachment doesn't let people receiving it "open" the document. IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH!!

 

In a network, it usually means either some application or someone else is accessing the same document, so you're allowed only read-only privileges. I'm assuming you don't think this is the case.

 

That's right, and anyway I can open the documents if I access them via my c drive or users folder.

 

Could be a bug. I'll see if I can reproduce it.

 

I think we can regard this as solved. I had problems with Edge closing down immediately after being opened. In the end I reverted to Windows 8.1 and then upgraded to Windows 10 again. Not only did this solve the Edge issue but I found that the two "rogue" folders in File Explorer bearing my name had disappeared and hence the read-only problem. Thanks anyway.