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Windows 7: Is it a bad idea to Share the entire 'Users' directory with Everyone?
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Mar 15, 2026702 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I want to be able to peruse the Documents, Music and Pictures folders on my Windows 7 machine from my Macbook. The only way I could find to do this was to go the the Libraries, right-click Share With: Specific Users: Everyone, with Read/Write permissions. (I can't use Homegroups with a Mac AFAIK.) …
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Fix for: Windows 7: Is it a bad idea to Share the entire 'Users' directory with Everyone?
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If its still asking for your password, its not a huge security risk. (unless your password is blank or really bad). As long as you have the network at home identified as your "home network" and when you are traveling with your windows 7 computer, yo…
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