PROBLEM WAS-
I think network share is the right term for shared folder? For when it
is in the view \\ip or \\compname window... Where windows shows the
folder (this is clear in view..tiles), with what looks like a tap
handle or propellor growing out of the bottom of the folder.

(whereas the directory itself, when shared, has a picture of a hand
underneath it)

I am using - well, trying/messing around with/testing simple file
sharing.

I set a directory to be shared. Deleted the directory.
And now I cannot delete the share..

There is no option to delete a share, on a share itself (that's normal
I think).

But when when I double click the share, I got the message

"\\blahcompname\blahshare is not accessible. You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of
this server to find out if you have access permisions.
The specified network resource or device is no longer available.
"


Normally, I guess the way you delete a share is to go to the
directory, right click..properties.. uncheck the box "share this
folder on the network", then the share disappears.
That option does not exist in the \\ip view, where you see shares
rather than the directories themselves.

SOLVED..
What I did was I wanted to see where the share pointed to..
That was not possible.. right clicking a share..properties, does not
show it. I guess it never shows it.
But I remembered where the share pointed to anyway.
So I went to the location of where the actual directory was.
I Recreated the directory/folder, with the exact same name as it
originally had.
And Lo and Behold, when it was created, it came up with that picture
of a hand below it(clearer in view..tiles, less so in view..list).
So it was shared automatically. It was empty prob 'cos newly created.
So now the directory was there. I unshared it. The share then
disappeared. (prob solved) Then I deleted the directory.

<jameshanley39******.co.uk> wrote in message
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> PROBLEM WAS-
> I think network share is the right term for shared folder? For when it
> is in the view \\ip or \\compname window... Where windows shows the
> folder (this is clear in view..tiles), with what looks like a tap
> handle or propellor growing out of the bottom of the folder.
>
> (whereas the directory itself, when shared, has a picture of a hand
> underneath it)
>
> I am using - well, trying/messing around with/testing simple file
> sharing.
>
> I set a directory to be shared. Deleted the directory.
> And now I cannot delete the share..
>
> There is no option to delete a share, on a share itself (that's normal
> I think).
>
> But when when I double click the share, I got the message
>
> "\\blahcompname\blahshare is not accessible. You might not have
> permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of
> this server to find out if you have access permisions.
> The specified network resource or device is no longer available.
> "
>
>
> Normally, I guess the way you delete a share is to go to the
> directory, right click..properties.. uncheck the box "share this
> folder on the network", then the share disappears.
> That option does not exist in the \\ip view, where you see shares
> rather than the directories themselves.
>
> SOLVED..
> What I did was I wanted to see where the share pointed to..
> That was not possible.. right clicking a share..properties, does not
> show it. I guess it never shows it.
> But I remembered where the share pointed to anyway.
> So I went to the location of where the actual directory was.
> I Recreated the directory/folder, with the exact same name as it
> originally had.
> And Lo and Behold, when it was created, it came up with that picture
> of a hand below it(clearer in view..tiles, less so in view..list).
> So it was shared automatically. It was empty prob 'cos newly created.
> So now the directory was there. I unshared it. The share then
> disappeared. (prob solved) Then I deleted the directory.

You could also have run this command from a Command Prompt:

net share ShareName /d

If you do it like this then you don't need to know the name of
the folder that was associated with Sharename.