Save and Share Files on a USB Flash Drive

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Applies To: Windows MultiPoint Server 2011

In addition to being able to share content using Public folders in Windows Explorer, you can also share content using a USB storage device, such as a USB flash drive or mass storage device (external hard disk). When you attach a USB storage device directly to the host computer or to a USB hub that is not a station hub, that storage device will appear as a removable storage device to all users, standard users and administrative users, across the MultiPoint Server system.

You can also use a removable storage device to save and store private documents in a private folder in Windows Explorer, such as the My Documents folder in the Documents library.

To share content that is stored directly on a removable storage device

  1. Connect the removable storage device to an open USB port on the host computer or a USB hub that is not a station hub in the MultiPoint Server system.

  2. Instruct users at other stations to navigate to and open the removable storage device drive in Windows Explorer. Likewise, other users can share content with you from their own removable storage devices the same way.

To share content that is stored on a removable storage device by using Public folders

  1. Connect the removable storage device to an open USB port on the host computer or a USB hub that is not a station hub in the MultiPoint Server system.

  2. Copy the content you want to share to a public folder in Windows Explorer, such as Public Documents in the Documents library.

To privately work with content that is stored on a USB storage device

  1. Connect the removable storage device to an open USB port on your station hub.

See Also

Concepts

Keep Files Private
Share Files
Manage User Files

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