When I use the phrase "shared" I don't mean by a network, this is a single-PC problem. Shared means sharing between user accounts in the same PC. Is this also named "sharing" or it has another given name?
I noticed this folder C:\Users, that has subfolders named like the users accounts, that has their desktop, music, documents, downloads, etc. I imagine each one of this folders is owned by each user.
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Which users can view and modify these folders?
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Aside from the users folder, is all the rest shared?
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In the C: directory, are all the folders inside shared between different users? Who owns these folders?
Best Answer
Which users can view and modify these folders?
You can find out by using the following procedure:
Right click the folder
Click "Properties"
Select the "Security" tab
Here we can see that the user "Everyone" can "View" (read) the folder but not "Modify" it.
Select the "Administrators" group
Here we can see that members of the "Administrators" group have full control (They can both "View" and "Modify" this folder.
You can repeat this procedure for any folder and see who has the permissions you are interested in.
Which folders are owned by who?
To find out who owns a folder:
Option 1
Open Explorer and browse to the folder
Right click in the contents pane and choose "View" > "Details"
Right click on the "Details" header and add "Owner" to the displayed columns, then click "OK"
Explorer with then display the "Owner" of files and folders.
You can repeat this procedure for any folder and see who owns the folders you are interested in.
Option 2
You can find out by using the following procedure:
Right click the folder
Click "Properties"
Select the "Security" tab
Click "Advanced"
Select the "Owner" tab
Here we can see that the owner is the "Administrators" group.
You can repeat this procedure for any folder and see who has the permissions you are interested in.
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