Windows 10: How to share ONLY directory without root

File sharing in Windows 10 is anything but intuitive.

How can I share a directory, without sharing the entire directory tree? For example, if I try to share

C:\Users\me\Downloads

then all of C:\Users is accessible from the share. How can I limit the share to only the \Downloads directory (and sub dirs)?

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Sharing root directory on Windows 10

I am having issue with sharing a root directory so we can run programs on one system.

I have turn on File Sharing Network discovery Turn off password protected added a share for the root directory I can see the share but I cannot access it. the error is You Do not have permission to access\\****\c.

 

Sharing root directory on Windows 10

Hi Garry,

You may want to check this article for suggested steps:

https://quehow.com/how-to-share-an-entire-drive...

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Can't save file in C:\ root directory

I want to save files in my C:\ root directory of my boot drive and get an error that "Required privilege is not held by the client". I am the sole user/administrator of this system. I went into C:, properties, security, and enabled permissions for everything and everyone.

I can make/delete new folders in the C: drive, and save/delete files in those folders.
My Win 10 system works just fine, except for me to save a file in the C; root directory


I can save files from apps to the C:\, and if I save the same file again, it tells me it exists and if I want to overwrite it, so it is indeed saved to the root directory.

In windows explorer I can't see those saved files in the root directory.

Any suggestions?