Chapter 4. File-Sharing Annoyances

One of the most common activities of network users is accessing files across the network. Sometimes you need to move or copy files from one computer to another, and sometimes you need to use files on another computer when you're working in a software application. In this chapter, I'll discuss some of the annoying "features" in the networkwide file-sharing paradigm, and offer some workarounds that can help you create the perfect scenario for sharing files. I'll explain how to use files from any computer on the network when you're working in a software program, how to share datafiles among multiple users working on different computers, and how to set up your My Documents folder so that you can access its contents from any computer.