Guide to Share Drives and Folders in Windows 7 to Share Data in LAN

This guide provides a practical overview of Guide to Share Drives and Folders in Windows 7 to Share Data in LAN, including its main features, benefits, limitations, and important considerations.

The following article shows you how to share folders in Windows 7.

Step 1: Click on the network icon under the taskbar and select Open Network and Sharing Center .

The Network and Sharing Center window displays you select Change advanced sharing settings .

Step 2: The Advanced sharing settings window appears, if you want to share the folder without setting a password, then scroll to the Password protected sharing section and select Turn off password protected sharing .

Then click Save changes to save the settings.

Step 3: Next, select and right-click the folder to share, select Properties .

Step 4: In the Properties dialog box, select the Sharing tab and select Share.

Step 5: In the File Sharing window, click the arrow icon next to the word Add and select Everyone. Then click Add to add to the list below.

Step 6: At Everyone, select Read / Write in Permission Level and click Share .

After finishing you click Done .

So you've finished sharing the folder in Windows 7. Another computer wants to get data from the computer you just shared, do the following:

1. At the device you want to receive data, press Windows + R (select Start -> Run ) to open the Run dialog box.

2. In the Run dialog box, enter [the IP address of the shared machine] and press OK (or the Enter key). For example: 192.168.23.143

3. Then copy the data to the computer that receives the data.

Thus, the article above has detailed instructions for you to share folders in Windows 7 via Lan network you can refer to. Good luck!