If you work on a shared computer or in an environment where
multiple users are accessing the same files and folders, you run
into the risk of losing important data. When more than one
person is accessing the same data, files and folders there is a
high chance that your data might be overwritten by another user
or you yourself overwrite the data and changes made by other
users using the same file or contents of a folder in Windows.
The Risk Of Working With Shared Files And Folders Let’s take an
example to understand the situation. You have just saved an
Excel spreadsheet in a network shared folder of your Windows7
computer, which is connected to a local area network connection.
Your current network has 4 computers attached to it and 3 of
your other friends or colleagues are using the same file and
folder and making frequent changes to the document and folder
contents. Other users connected to your computer through a
network can view or update that file or copy the file in their
computer. When any of the shared