To share folders on Windows Server 2012, you must first installed File Server Role in the Add Roles and Features. Show How to share new folders with Server Manager? You can start the process of sharing NTFS folders in Server Manager by launching the New Share Wizard from the File and Storage Services details page. This new wizard integrates the steps involved with creating a new folder, sharing the folder and setting NTFS permissions into a single continuous work stream for local and remote servers. On the File and Storage Services page, select Shares and then click Tasks –> New Share -> to begin the New Share Wizard.
SMB Share Quick – This basic profile represents the fastest way to create an SMB file share, typically used to share files with Windows-based computers.
SMB Share Advanced – This advanced profile offers additional options to configure a SMB file share.
SMB Share Applications – This profile creates an SMB file share with settings appropriate for Hyper-V, certain databases, and other server applications. NFS Share Quick – This basic profile represents the fastest way to create a NFS file share, typically used to share files with UNIX-based computers.
NFS Share Advanced – This advanced profile offers additional options to configure a NFS file share.
In this article, I am selecting SMB Share – Quick and click the Next button.  On the Select the server and path for this share page, select the server on which to create the new share (on the local or remote server) and the associated volume on which to create the new shared folder. Click the Next button to continue. On the Specify share name page, type the name of your new Share name and click the Next button to continue. On the Configure share settings page, you will find advanced options for configuring Enable Access Based Enumeration, Caching of Share and Encrypt of Data Access. Let’s select all three options and then click the Next button. Below are the Other Settings options available, Enable Access Based Enumeration – It displays only the files and folders that a user has permissions to access. If a user doesn’t have Read permission for a folder, windows hides the folder from the users view. Allow Caching of Share– Caching makes the contents of the share available to offline users. If the BranchCache for network files role service is installed, you can enable BranchCache on the share. Encrypt Data Access – Remote file access to this share will be encrypted and secures the data against unauthorized access while the data is transferred to and from the share. On the next page, Specify permissions to control, review the default permissions for the new NTFS folder and click the Customize permissions button to further customize these permissions as necessary. When finished, click the Next button to continue. Click on Customize Permissions to setup the permissions. In the Advanced Security Settings dialog box, click the Disable Inheritance button to disable inherited permissions from the parent folder in preparation of setting an explicit set of folder permissions. When prompted, click the option to convert inherited permissions into explicit permissions on this object. This will create a copy of each inherited permission access list entry into an explicit entry for this folder that we’ll be able to edit or remove. Then use the Add button to grant a new set of file permissions to the Users group. In this scenario, we want to modify the default permissions granted to the Users group for this folder. Use the Remove button to remove each of the existing access list entries granted to the Users group. On the Confirm selections page, review the currently selected settings for sharing the new folder and click the Create button to begin the process of creating the new folder, applying NTFS permissions, and sharing the folder with the selected share settings. Below is the power shell script to do the same MD C:\Shares\FileServer New-SMBShare -Name FileServer -Path C:\Shares\FileServer -FolderEnumerationMode AccessBased -CachingMode Documents -EncryptData $True -FullAccess Everyone How to Deploy & Configure DFS in Windows Server 2012 R2 Step by Step How to Configure File Server Resource Manager in Server 2012 R2 Step by Step What is file server in Windows Server 2012?Like its previous versions, the present Windows Server 2012 version has a File Server Resource Manager Role. As you know, this is a role that helps system administrators to manage shared folders in the features link in setting up limits or file extension restrictions.
What is Windows Server file server?A file server is a computer responsible for the storage and management of data files so that other computers on the same network can access the files. It enables users to share information over a network without having to physically transfer files.
What is meant by file server?A file server is a computer containing files available to all users connected to a local-area network (LAN). In some LANs, a microcomputer is designated as the file server, while in others it is a computer with a large disk drive and specialized software.
What is file and storage services in Windows Server 2012?The File and Storage Services role in Server Manager enables you to remotely manage multiple file servers from a single window in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012, including role services and storage.
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