Why are my shared folder names redpeated? 1

[melburstein]

I running Windows 7 and Windows Explorer 8 on two Dell laptops that are in the same HOMEGROUP and WORKGROUP. I have designated Documents, Music, Video and Pictures as shared Folders. I don't understand how the folder names are being displayed in Windows Explorer, under Networks. In the case of Documents, for example, I see multiple folders listed with names like Documents, Documents~1, Documents~2, Documents~3, etc. How did I end up creating multiple instances of each folder? How do I clean up this mess? Thank you in advance for your assistance.

 

[linney]

If you open up Computer Management via Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools, and look at Shared Folders/ Shares, you could remove (stop sharing) the folders you don't want, or just remove the lot and recreate the Shared Folders.

 

[melburstein]

Thank you linney. That worked perfectly! But please explain: How did I get the hundreds of duplicated folder names in the first place?

 

[linney]

I can't say why, it is not something that happens to most people, it may be something that you are running on your machine that is causing the problem?

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

950093 How to use the System Configuration utility to troubleshoot configuration errors in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;950093

Maybe one of these reasons in these similar type posts can explain your situation?

Duplicate shared folders after a sync

http://my-symbian.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=327038

Windows 7 - Duplicate Folders in Network

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/40940-duplicate-folders-network.html

Duplicate shared folders - Why? And how do I fix?
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