Acer Altos EasyStore - Deleting a Shared Folder

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Delet i ng a shared folder
Once you have created a shared folder , you can dele t e it at any time. When you
delete
a shared folder , any users who are currently accessing it are immedia t ely
disconnected
from it.
Caution: Deleting a shared folder deletes all the subfolders and files in t hat
shared f older . If you want to dele t e only selected subfolders or files, access the
shared folder (as described in “Accessing shared folders”) and delete the desired
items.
Notes:
l You canno t dele t e the public folder .
l You canno t dele t e the conten t s of a USB disk using the Shared Fol ders
page. To delete it s conten t s , you must give yourself read/write access to tha t
disk (as described in “Assigning users to shared folders”), access the disk (as
described in “Accessing shared folders”), and then delete t he desired folders
and files.
To remove t he USB disk from the storage system , use the Manager to
disconnect
it (as described in “Disconnecting USB devices”). Then
physically unplug the USB disk f rom the storage system.
Even after you physically unplug the USB disk, it remains in the Shared
folders
list. This ensures tha t you don’t have to re-assign users if you later
reconnect
the USB disk.
To delete a shared folder:
1 . In the naviga t ion bar , click Shared Folders .
2 . In the Shared folders list, select the shared folder that you want to delete.
3. Click Delete .
4 . When prompted to confirm the deletion, click OK .
The shared folder no longer displays in the Shared folders list, and all
associated
subfolders and files are deleted.