Can't drop files to the server's Desktop folder, windows 10

themanchurian · Jul 16, 2016

Hello, a few days ago at my business I everyone lost the ability to drop/copy and paste files to the server's Desktop folder from the other computers in the network.
They can do so to each other, except for the server. In that case, we need to drop the files in the Public folder.

Any ideas?

All computers run with windows 10

Thank you!

Alabalcho · Jul 18, 2016

Check what are sharing and file permissions on that server' folder. If your network is managed by a Domain, you should check that domain' policies as well. If nothing of this makes any sense for you - hire a professional.

johnbl · Jul 18, 2016

Windows 10 might have more secure defaults. I would stop the firewall on the Windows 10 client and see if I could make the connection work. (Ie Drop the file on the server)
If it works you know it was being blocked by the firewall on the client and you would update the firewall rules for file and print access

themanchurian · Jul 18, 2016

Alabalcho :

It is an intra net, no domain. Actually, I had already tried changing the permissions and add "write" as well as "modify" permissions to the other users but then I get an "Error applying security" pop up, followed by a "Windows Security: Unable to save permission changes on users".

themanchurian · Jul 18, 2016

johnbl :

Not sure if I'm not following or you are not following. I can print anything picked from the server's desktop folder from another machine, I can print too.

What I'm unable to do is drop or copy any file into the server's desktop folder from another computer in the network.

johnbl · Jul 19, 2016

Yes, when you attempt to put the file on a server the client machine will attempt to make a connection to the server so the file can be placed on the server. The connection can be blocked by the client side firewall it if is not configured correctly. Stopping the client side firewall can help identify where the problem lies.

themanchurian :

themanchurian · Jul 19, 2016

johnbl :

Yes, when you attempt to put the file on a server the client machine will attempt to make a connection to the server so the file can be placed on the server. The connection can be blocked by the client side firewall it if is not configured correctly. Stopping the client side firewall can help identify where the problem lies.

themanchurian :

Gotcha, makes sense.

johnbl · Jul 19, 2016

also take a look at solution 3 at this website:
http://windowsreport.com/homegroup-windows-10/

i think the defaults were changed between versions of windows.
I think the symptom would be that windows 10 machines could save onto downlevel machines (older winodws versions) but the older machines would be blocked from saving on windows 10.

themanchurian :

johnbl :

Gotcha, makes sense.

Alabalcho · Jul 19, 2016

themanchurian :

That error message simply means that the user trying to change permissions does not have the rights to do that. That user must poses "Change permissions" right over that folder. I also assume that you're doing that from the "server" machine, not over the network.

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