File Sharing without Access Restriction (Public Folder) (Windows Server 2008)

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In Windows Server 2008, you can use the special folder named "Public folder" in which files can be shared with other users on the same network. Using Public folder, you can set a shared folder without access control applied.


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  • Log on to Windows with administrator privileges.
  • By default, the Public folder is created under [Users] folder, below a drive (e.g. C drive) Windows Server 2008 is installed on.
    Example: \Public\share

  • For Windows Server 2008 users

Sharing the Public folder

  1. On the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] to open [Control Panel].

  1. Click [Set up file sharing] to open the [Network and Sharing Center] window.

  1. In the [Network and Sharing Center] window, click the downwards arrow next to [Public folder sharing].

  1. Select [Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open, change, and create files], and then click [Apply].
  • Do not select [Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open files]. Otherwise, you will not be able to store a document scanned with this machine to a shared folder as a file.
  • If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears in Windows Server 2008, click [Continue].

  • For Windows Server 2008 R2 users

Sharing the Public folder

  1. On the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] to open [Control Panel] window.

  1. Click [View network status and tasks] to open the [Network and Sharing Center] window.

  1. Click [Change advanced sharing settings] in the [Network and Sharing Center] window.

  1. In the [Advanced sharing settings] window, under [Public folder sharing], select [Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public folders].

  1. Under [Password protected sharing], select [Turn off password protected sharing], and then click [Save changes].

Creating a folder to store a file

You can store a file in the first level of the Public folder. This section describes the procedures to create a new folder to store a file in the Public folder.


  1. Display the Public folder in Windows Explorer, etc.

  1. Create a new folder in the Public folder.
  • It is recommended that you take a note of the folder name you created here. You will need it in "Specifying Destinations."

Proceed to "Settings from the Machine (File Sharing)."