Stop Sharing a Folder or Drive
Applies
To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
You can
stop sharing a folder or drive by using the Shared Folders Microsoft Management
Console (MMC) snap-in or by using a command prompt.
 Important |
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Users connected to a shared
folder are disconnected when you stop sharing it. Users may lose data if you
stop sharing a folder containing an open shared file without warning. When
possible, notify users before you stop sharing a folder.
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Stop
sharing a folder or drive
To
stop sharing a folder by using the Windows interface
1.
Open
Computer Management. To do so, click Start, then right-click Computer,
and then click Manage.
2. If
the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the
action it displays is what you want, and then click Yes.
3. In the
console tree, click System Tools, then click Shared Folders,
and then click Shares.
4. In the
details pane, right-click a shared folder, and then click Stop Sharing (this
item only appears if you launched Computer Management using an account that is
a member of the local Administrators group).
To stop
sharing multiple files, press the CTRL key while clicking the file names,
right-click any one of the selected files, and then click Stop Sharing.
This removes shared network access to the selected files.
To
stop sharing a folder by using a command line
1.
To
open an elevated Command Prompt window, click Start, point to All
Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt,
and then click Run as administrator.
2. If
the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the
action it displays is what you want, and then click Yes.
3. Type:
net
share /delete.
For
example, to stop sharing a folder called myshare, type:
net share
myshare /delete
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Value
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Description
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Net
share
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Creates, deletes, or
displays shared folders.
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The network name of the
shared folder.
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/delete
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Stops sharing the folder.
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 Note |
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To view the complete syntax
for this command, at the command prompt, type: net
help share
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