How to display a list of network shares shared by a Windows computer

Question

I have a Windows 2008 server with various software packages installed on it.

I want to know what network shares my server is sharing (and I want to know that from within the server, not by trying to access the shares from another computer).

Does anyone know how to do that?

Possible duplicate of [Is it possible to see all shared folder list in windows?](https://superuser.com/questions/414798/is-it-possible-to-see-all-shared-folder-list-in-windows) — StayOnTarget, Nov 27 '17 at 16:14

music2myear · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-17T21:37:32.560

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Start -> Run -> compmgmt.msc -> OK.

Computer Management (Local) -> System Tools -> Shared Folders -> Shares.

This will show you all the current shares on the system as well as allow you to control them, change permissions, modify access, etc.

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UPDATE: PowerShell offers another way to quickly get all SMB shares on localhost for Windows 7/Server 2012 and later hosts:

PS D:\> get-smbshare

Name   ScopeName Path       Description
----   --------- ----       -----------
ADMIN$ *         C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin
C$     *         C:\        Default share
D$     *         D:\        Default share
E$     *         E:\        Default share
IPC$   *                    Remote IPC

edited Oct 17 '18 at 21:37

answered Jul 11 '11 at 15:40

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Also shows opened shared by which users. – surfasb Jul 11 '11 at 18:02
On Windows Server, it seems to be under Roles | File Services | Share and Storage Management (verified on 2008R2 only) – erict Oct 30 '15 at 16:30

score 20 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 12 '11 at 01:09

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From a command prompt, enter the command:

net share

This will show all shares on the system, including hidden.

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answered Jul 11 '11 at 17:42

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score 14 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 13 '16 at 23:28

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From the Command Prompt you can type:

net view \\servername /all

This should show you all shares on that server even if they are hidden shares.

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answered Dec 13 '16 at 22:20

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Hey dude, THANK YOU!! I was desperately searching for a mechanism for getting list of connected machines and the shares they exported. I wish I found this little comment a week ago. – Edwin Clement Feb 13 '23 at 11:55

score 6 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 12 '21 at 16:40

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A bit simpler than the accepted answer is direct call to the Shared Folders console: Start > Run > fsmgmt.msc

Screenshot of the Shared Folders console

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answered Nov 12 '21 at 16:31

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squareborg · Answer 5 · 2011-07-11T16:05:35.127

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start > run

\\127.0.0.1

will do the trick

PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL NOT SHOW HIDDEN SHARES.

edited Jul 11 '11 at 16:05

answered Jul 11 '11 at 15:50

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Actually, that does not do the trick. Hidden shares (ADMIN$ C$ IPC$ print$, etc.) are not shown. – KCotreau Jul 11 '11 at 15:57
true comment updated answer to reflect this – squareborg Jul 11 '11 at 16:05

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