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Thinking about this question, a user opening a file SHOULD be able to map to any shared drive/folder they have access to. IF you want the user to open documents in a specific folder you can set the locations in MS Access, Word and Excel.
Otherwise, you would have to educate your users as to where and why files are to be saved in whatever locations you need them saved.
Otherwise, you would have to educate your users as to where and why files are to be saved in whatever locations you need them saved.
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Where I work, some disks have folders set up under my own name. And presumably for others under their own names, but as an ordinary user I don't see more than I am supposed to. I assume our Technical department have used the method that pweegar recomends and it is quite secure as far as I can see.
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Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK)
Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK) let me summarize what everyone is saying for you and offer another tidbit/hint.
If your network is set up right, the only people who have access permissions to your personal drive are you and the network administrators. So, if someone gets frisky and starts nosing around trying to map places, all it will do is tell them they are denied access becuase they don't have permission to access it and then they will quit trying after they get rejected 5 or 6 times.
Having the ability to map is actually a good thing though. The reason being that if you frequently access the same subfolder on your network you can map the subfolder as a drive on your PC and then you can get to it in one click instead of having to click your way down to it. This can save some time and be a lot more convenient.
If your network is set up right, the only people who have access permissions to your personal drive are you and the network administrators. So, if someone gets frisky and starts nosing around trying to map places, all it will do is tell them they are denied access becuase they don't have permission to access it and then they will quit trying after they get rejected 5 or 6 times.
Having the ability to map is actually a good thing though. The reason being that if you frequently access the same subfolder on your network you can map the subfolder as a drive on your PC and then you can get to it in one click instead of having to click your way down to it. This can save some time and be a lot more convenient.
And to add to the summary, in order to map to your computer, another user would have to know:
1) your computer name
2) The fact that C$ exists (this is a hidden admin share)
3) A user name and password for your local pc.
A properly set up network will have groups set up by area, function, etc so that ONLY those that have a need get access to their area, group, etc. All others either won't know about any other shares or will get an error message when they try to get into these other shares.
And finally shared folders on a server are good esp. when it comes to backing up files/folders. Makes restoring easier if files are kept centrally located. Most network admins don't back up users pc's.
1) your computer name
2) The fact that C$ exists (this is a hidden admin share)
3) A user name and password for your local pc.
A properly set up network will have groups set up by area, function, etc so that ONLY those that have a need get access to their area, group, etc. All others either won't know about any other shares or will get an error message when they try to get into these other shares.
And finally shared folders on a server are good esp. when it comes to backing up files/folders. Makes restoring easier if files are kept centrally located. Most network admins don't back up users pc's.
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