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  • Is there a way to hide a WHS Folder from users who don't any permissions to use/view/change that Folder?

    Thanks.
    Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:05 PM

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  • Is there a way to hide a WHS Folder from users who don't any permissions to use/view/change that Folder?

    Thanks.
    There is no supported way to do that.

    As for unsupported, you could try installing the Server 2003 Access-based enumerator, which will normally hide folders and files on a traditional Server 2003 install (however it does not hide shares).  However, I don't know if it will work on WHS or not. 
    Friday, January 22, 2010 1:15 AM
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  • Is there a way to hide a WHS Folder from users who don't any permissions to use/view/change that Folder?

    Thanks.
    There is no supported way to do that.

    As for unsupported, you could try installing the Server 2003 Access-based enumerator, which will normally hide folders and files on a traditional Server 2003 install (however it does not hide shares).  However, I don't know if it will work on WHS or not. 

    If the WHS Folder you are asking in question is a WHS Share, eg Photos (just an example), you can block users from accessing the folder and its contents. All you need to do is enter the 'Shared Folders' section on the WHS Connect software, double-click the folder in question, and go into the 'User Access Tab'. You can then specify users who you want full access, read access or no access to. There is no 'official' way to hide the folders, due to limitations in the EULA. All you can do is block access to the folders, so when users try to access the folder path eg \\Server-Name\MyFolder , they will get a message that access to the folder is denied.

    Hope this clarifies your problem

    THO400
    Friday, January 22, 2010 6:03 PM

All replies

  • Is there a way to hide a WHS Folder from users who don't any permissions to use/view/change that Folder?

    Thanks.
    There is no supported way to do that.

    As for unsupported, you could try installing the Server 2003 Access-based enumerator, which will normally hide folders and files on a traditional Server 2003 install (however it does not hide shares).  However, I don't know if it will work on WHS or not. 
    Friday, January 22, 2010 1:15 AM
    Moderator
  • Is there a way to hide a WHS Folder from users who don't any permissions to use/view/change that Folder?

    Thanks.
    There is no supported way to do that.

    As for unsupported, you could try installing the Server 2003 Access-based enumerator, which will normally hide folders and files on a traditional Server 2003 install (however it does not hide shares).  However, I don't know if it will work on WHS or not. 

    If the WHS Folder you are asking in question is a WHS Share, eg Photos (just an example), you can block users from accessing the folder and its contents. All you need to do is enter the 'Shared Folders' section on the WHS Connect software, double-click the folder in question, and go into the 'User Access Tab'. You can then specify users who you want full access, read access or no access to. There is no 'official' way to hide the folders, due to limitations in the EULA. All you can do is block access to the folders, so when users try to access the folder path eg \\Server-Name\MyFolder , they will get a message that access to the folder is denied.

    Hope this clarifies your problem

    THO400
    Friday, January 22, 2010 6:03 PM