Network Magic displays an icon that lets you know what kind of folder it is.

For examples of these icons, see How Network Magic identifies shared folders.

This is the name of the shared folder.

Use to share music, photos, and more in your network and, with @@PROGRAM@@ Net2Go, on the Web.

This is the friendly name of the computer that contains the shared folder.

For information about why giving your computer a friendly name is a good idea, see Give a computer a better name.

An easy-to-remember name for a computer, device, or shared folder in Network Magic.

With Network Magic, a supported computer uses Microsoft Windows 98 SE or later.

This is the number of files and folders in the shared folder. The total includes those in both the shared folder root and any subfolders.

Example

\folder contains 10 files

\folder\subfolder1 contains 15 files

\folder\subfolder2 contains 15 files

With this example, Contents indicates 40 files, 2 folders.

This is the total file size of folder's contents, in megabytes (MB), and in bytes.

A unit of data that usually contains a single character (for example, a letter, a number, or a punctuation mark).

This indicates whether others in your home network are allowed to change (edit) the files in the shared folders:

From all computers means anyone in your network can change the files.

Only from this computer means only a user at this computer can change the files.

This identifies folders accessible through the Web using

Net2Go. This indicates whether this is a public folder or a password-protected folder.

Use to access selected shared folders away from home through the Web.

A type of shared folder that anyone can access, either in your network or through the Web using Network Magic Net2Go.

This is the date and time the files in this shared folder were last changed.

This is the shared folder address used in your network. You can click this address to list the folder's files.

Network Magic controls shared folders using UNC addresses.

Identifies the location of a resource in a network, in the format \\computername\sharedresource.

If you have shared folders on this computer, the details include the local address (path).

When you use Network Magic to create a new shared folder, Network Magic adds it the standard location with your Microsoft Windows local user profile. For more information, see Find your shared folders on your computer.