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“Hey, Lisa, could you send me a copy of last month’s baseball stats?”

“Sure, Bart.” But how? If the baseball stats file resides on Lisa’s local drive, how does Lisa send a copy of the file to Bart’s computer? Lisa can do it by copying the file to a network drive. Then Bart can copy the file to his local hard drive.

Here are some tips to keep in mind when you use a network drive to exchange files with other network users:

 Remember to delete files that you saved to the network drive after they’re picked up! Otherwise, the network drive quickly fills up with unnecessary files.

 Create a folder on the network drive specifically intended for holding files en route to other users. I like to name this folder PITSTOP.

In many cases, it's easier to send files to other network users by email than by using a network folder. Just send a message to the other network user and attach the file you want to share. The advantage of sending a file by email is that you don’t have to worry about details like where to leave the file on the server and who’s responsible for deleting the file.