shared document folder

[irhypper2]

Am trying to set up a network with xp Home edition. I am curious about a couple of things. What is the difference in copying verses moving a file to the shared document folder? I would thing that by copying it, one is "duplicating" it and thereby using up resources. IF that is the case, when you access a file and make changes, are the changes saved to both places? These may be stupid questions to experieced users, but I am not one of those:confused: . Thanks.

[Paul Komski]

Hi and Welcome.

The shared folder is a separate location in the All Users Area. If you copy to it then you have two separate copies of any files or folders so copied. Changes made to one are not made to the other.

If you want to maintain just one copy and access it from a second location then create a shortcut to the file/folder in the second location.