What does C$ mean when entered in Windows/Run while accessing remote drive?
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If I enter in the Windows Run "\_some_ip\c$" I go the remote C: drive. What does the C$ stand for and why isn't it C: ?
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Shares with a $ are hidden shares (also called "Administrative shares" as mentioned by Diskilla) and thus not visible when requesting the share list of a device. There are several default hidden shares active by default on your system: One for every…
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