Question How can I delete duplicate share names for same folder on home network?

[Grandshad]

A while back I created 2 different share names for the same shared folder so that I could give different permissions to different users on my home network. Now I want to delete those duplicate shared folders. Can't figure out how to delete those two and only keep the original folder showing on my computer in the network. Can someone please help me figure this out? Thanks

 

[USAFRet]

Verify the data exists elsewhere and more than one copy.

Delete both shares.
Recreate one.

 

[Grandshad]

Thanks for the response. My problem is I can not figure out the specific steps to delete the duplicate folders.

These folders are only visible in Network
I cannot see the duplicate files when I open file explorer
I tried unsuccessfully to delete the folders in file explorer
/network but was unable to do so

Can you provide step by step instructions to delete the folders?

 

[USAFRet]

Are these shared folders ON your system, or shared folders that you connect to, on a different system?

 

[Grandshad]

These are shared folders on my computer. I'm not shure what you mean by "on your system". As you can tell I am not an expert!

 

[USAFRet]

These are shared folders on my computer. I'm not shure what you mean by "on your system". As you can tell I am not an expert!

Folders and data that live on YOUR system, and are accessed by others?

Or folders and data that live elsewhere, that you access?

 

[Grandshad]

The shared folders that I want to delete are Folders and data that live on MY system, and are accessed by other

 

[USAFRet]

The shared folders that I want to delete are Folders and data that live on MY system, and are accessed by other

So then turn the sharing OFF.

Copy the data elsewhere.
Delete the relevant folders.
Recreate as desired.

 

[Alabalcho]

One more question: If I understand correctly, you have one physical folder on your PC (let say, "C:\SharedFolder"), but you have two shares on that folder, "\\mypc\sharedfolder1" and "\\mypc\sharedfolder2". These shares point to same folder, but with different permissions.

So, if you want to delete just a share name \\mypc\sharedfolder2:
Start | Run | compmgmt.msc
From there - under "System Tools", expand "Shared Folders", then "Shares", in the right pane right-click on "SharedFolder2", and click on "Stop sharing".

 

[Grandshad]

Thanks for that last suggestion - that worked

I also stumbled on another method that Unshared one of the target folders
Went to File Explorer/Network
Opened my computer name and right clicked on one of the "i want to remove" folders
went to properties/sharing
clicked on "Advanced Sharing"
found a box that said "share" with a check mark by "share"
unchecked the box and the folder disappeared from "network" for the target computer
I feel like such a dummy for making this so much harder than it should have been.

Thanks to everyone for your help.

 

[Grandshad]

Thanks to your helpful suggestions my problem has been solved