Hiding shared folders with $.....

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If u would like to share a folder so that users on ur network can access it easily, but r worried about displaying the folder for anyone to browse through, there is an easy way to render a shared folder invisible but still accessible. From the shared folder dialog: (right click on desired folder\sharing and security\). U can hide a shared folder by simply adding a '$' to the end of the name u give the folder in the 'sharing and security' window. In this way, u can maintain network access to shared folders, while hiding them from prying eyes. To browse to a hidden shared folder from another computer, simply click 'start/run' then type \\(name of the computer the share is on)\(sharename$) and press enter.