文件资源管理器是(File Explorer)Windows中最强大的工具之一，原因之一是它提供了许多不同的选项来与他人共享文件和文件夹。它具有用于与您的本地网络以及其他人共享项目的工具，使用电子邮件、各种应用程序或其他通信方式。以下是在Windows 10(Windows 10)和 Windows 8.1中使用文件资源管理器(File Explorer)共享文件和文件夹的七种方法：
如何从文件资源管理器访问共享选项(File Explorer)
在开始探索如何从文件资源管理器(File Explorer)共享文件和文件夹之前，您必须首先知道如何访问其共享工具。找到所有这些的最简单方法是打开“共享(Share)”选项卡。首先(Start)打开文件资源管理器(File Explorer)。一种快速的方法是在任务栏中单击或点击其快捷方式，或者同时按下键盘上的Windows logo + E键。启动文件资源管理器(File Explorer)后，打开驱动器、库或文件夹，然后单击(folder and click)或点击功能区菜单中的(ribbon menu)共享(Share)选项卡，以查看本文中介绍的工具。
您会发现共享工具分为三个部分：
- 发送(Send)- 帮助您通过各种方法发送文件的工具。
- 共享(Share with)- 更改文件或文件夹(file or folder)网络共享设置的工具。
- 高级安全(Advanced Security)- 提供对高级文件和文件夹安全设置(file and folder security settings)的访问。
请注意，无论您使用的是Windows 10还是Windows 8.1，只有当您在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中选择适当的内容类型时，共享选项才会变为活动的、可单击的按钮。如果未选择任何内容，它们将显示为灰色且无法使用。现在让我们看看如何一步一步地共享文件和文件夹：
1. 使用 Windows 10 PC 或设备(PC or device)上的应用程序共享文件和文件夹
在Windows 10中，“(Windows 10)共享(Share )”选项卡中的第一个可用工具称为“共享(Share)” 。
如果您单击或点击它，Windows 10 会为您提供通过您计算机上安装的任何兼容应用程序共享所选文件的选项。例如，如果您选择通过Skype共享文件，该文件将通过消息发送给您想要的人。或者，如果您选择使用“邮件”(Mail)应用程序共享文件，该文件将作为附件添加到发送给您想要的任何人的电子邮件中。
如果您想了解有关此共享过程(sharing process)的更多信息，请阅读本指南：如何通过两个步骤将文件从文件资源管理器共享到(File Explorer)邮件(Mail)、Skype、Dropbox或OneDrive等应用程序。
请注意，共享按钮在(Share)Windows 8.1中不可用，但操作系统在其(operating system)共享(Share)魅力中提供了类似的功能。这也是Windows 10独有的唯一共享工具。您将在本文中阅读到的所有其他内容都可以在Windows 10和Windows 8.1中找到。
2. 通过电子邮件发送文件和文件夹来共享它们
电子邮件(Email)共享选项会打开您的默认电子邮件客户端，并附上选定的文件(file or files)。您所要做的就是完成消息、发件人、主题，然后单击或点击(click or tap) 发送(Send)。
如果您的文件太大而无法通过电子邮件发送，您可以尝试使用Zip按钮对其进行压缩。这会自动创建一个“ .ZIP”存档压缩文件以便于发送。
3. 通过将文件和文件夹刻录到CD 或 DVD来共享文件和文件夹(CD or DVD)
另一种选择是使用CD 或 DVD(CD or DVD)等光学媒体共享您的文件和文件夹。单击(Click)或点击“共享(Share)”菜单中的“刻录到光盘”("Burn to disc")以使用此选项。打开的“刻录光盘”(Burn a Disc)对话框为您提供了两种刻录文件的选择，具体取决于您打算如何使用它。
有关刻录光盘的更多信息，请参阅本教程：如何在Windows中使用文件资源管理器或 Windows 资源管理器(File Explorer or Windows Explorer)刻录光盘。
4.通过打印共享文件和文件夹
如果您希望创建所选文件的物理副本，可以单击或点击“打印(Print)”按钮。文档直接发送到您的打印机，无需任何确认，同时图片会打开一个对话框，您可以从中选择打印选项，例如图像尺寸和质量(image size and quality)。
5.通过传真机发送文件和文件夹共享(fax machine)
如果您有所需的硬件，您还可以通过单击或点击“传真(Fax)”按钮将文件传真给某人。Windows 会打开一个传真编辑器(fax editor)，您可以从中输入电话号码(phone number)、主题和简短消息。仅当您安装了传真设备(fax device)并将其连接到Windows 计算机(Windows computer)时才有效。否则，它只会启动设置传真调制解调器(fax modem)的指南。
单击或点击发送(Send)以使用连接的传真机传真(fax machine)文件。
6. 通过允许您的家庭组或本地网络中的特定人员访问文件和文件夹来共享文件和文件夹
共享(Share)选项卡的第二部分提供了通过局域网(area network)共享文件和文件夹的工具。本节中只有两个工具。一种是添加权限，一种是取消权限。
要与您的计算机或网络(computer or network)上的其他用户共享，请选择一个文件夹或文件(folder or file)，然后从“共享”选项卡的“共享对象”部分的列表中选择(Share)一个("Share with" )名称。如果您要与之共享的人没有出现，请单击或点按(click or tap)“特定人...”("Specific people…")并手动输入该人。
您可以在此处找到有关共享文件夹和库的更多详细信息：如何使用Windows中的共享向导(Wizard)共享库和文件夹。
7.使用高级共享选项允许(Use)局域网(area network)中的其他设备和人员访问您的文件和文件夹
文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中的共享(Share)选项卡还包括一个按钮，可让您轻松访问文件或文件夹(file or folder)的高级安全设置(Advanced Security Settings)。单击(Click)或点击高级安全(Advanced Security)以访问该对话框。
在此对话框中，您可以调整有权访问文件或文件夹(file or folder)的所有用户的权限、与联网用户或组共享文件、查看或编辑审核属性(view or edit auditing properties)并测试个人帐户以查看他们对您的文件或文件夹(file or folder)的访问权限.
这是一个一站式商店，用于选择您的计算机或网络(computer or network)上的哪些人可以查看和编辑您的文件。如果您需要有关此过程如何工作的一些指导，请阅读本教程：如何使用Windows中的(Windows)高级共享(Advanced Sharing)来共享文件夹。
结论
如您所见，Windows 10和 Windows 8.1 都提供了很多不同的工具，您可以使用这些工具与他人共享文件和文件夹。大多数选项都易于使用和理解。只需点击几下，您就可以将任何文件或文件夹(file or folder)发送给您喜欢的任何人。在结束本文之前，请不要犹豫，使用下面的评论表来解决您可能遇到的任何问题。
7 ways to share files and folders from File Explorer (in Windows 10 & Windows 8.1)
File Explorer is one of the most powerful tools in Windows, and one reason for that is the fact that it offers many different options to share files and folders with others. It has tools for sharing items with your local network but also with other people, using email, various apps or other means of communication. Here are seven ways in which you can use File Explorer to share files and folders, in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1:
How to access the sharing options from File Explorer
Before you can start exploring how you can share files and folders from File Explorer, you must first know how to access its sharing tools. The easiest way to find all of them is to open the Share tab. Start by opening File Explorer. A quick way to do it is to click or tap on its shortcut from the taskbar, or simultaneously press the Windows logo + E keys on your keyboard. Once you have launched File Explorer, open a drive, library or folder and click or tap the Share tab in the ribbon menu, to view the tools that are covered in this article.
You will find that the sharing tools are separated into three sections:
- Send - Tools that help you send a file by various methods.
- Share with - Tools to change network sharing settings for a file or folder.
- Advanced Security - Provides access to advanced file and folder security settings.
Note that, regardless of whether you are using Windows 10 or Windows 8.1, the sharing options become active, clickable buttons only when you select the appropriate type of content in File Explorer. If nothing is selected, they are greyed out and unusable. Now let's see how you can share files and folders, step by step and one way after another:
1. Share files and folders using the apps found on your Windows 10 PC or device
In Windows 10, the first tool available in the Share tab is called Share.
If you click or tap on it, Windows 10 offers you the option to share the selected file via any compatible app you have installed on your computer. For example, if you choose to share a file via Skype, that file will be sent in a message to the person you want. Or, if you choose to share a file using the Mail app, that file will be added as an attachment to an email message that is sent to whomever you want.
If you would like to know more about how this sharing process, read this guide: How to share files from File Explorer to apps like Mail, Skype, Dropbox, or OneDrive, in two steps.
Note that the Share button is not available in Windows 8.1, but the operating system offers a similar feature in its Share charm. This is also the only sharing tool that is exclusive to Windows 10. All the others that you will read about in this article are found both in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1.
2. Share files and folders by sending them via email
The Email sharing option opens your default email client with the selected file or files attached. All you have to do is complete the message, the sender, the subject, and click or tap Send.
If your file is a bit too large to email, you can try compressing it using the Zip button. This automatically creates a ".ZIP" archive that compresses the file for easier sending.
3. Share files and folders by burning them to a CD or DVD
Another option is to share your files and folders using optical media like a CD or DVD. Click or tap "Burn to disc" in the Share menu to use this option. The Burn a Disc dialog that opens gives you two choices for how you want to burn the file, depending on how you intend to use it.
More information about burning discs can be found in this tutorial: How to burn discs in Windows, using File Explorer or Windows Explorer.
4. Share files and folders by printing them
If you would rather create a physical copy of a file you selected, you can click or tap the Print button. Documents are sent directly to your printer, without any confirmation required while pictures open a dialog from which you can select printing options such as the image size and quality.
5. Share files and folders by sending them via a fax machine
If you have the hardware required, you can also fax a file to someone by clicking or tapping the Fax button. Windows opens a fax editor from which you can enter a phone number, a subject, and a brief message. This works only if you have a fax device installed and connected to your Windows computer. Otherwise, it will only start a guide for setting up a fax modem.
Click or tap Send to fax the file using your connected fax machine.
6. Share files and folders by allowing access to them for your homegroup or specific people from your local network
The second section of the Share tab offers tools to share your files and folders over your local area network. There are only two tools in this section. One to add permissions, and one to take them away.
To share with other users on your computer or network, select a folder or file and then select a name from the list in the "Share with" section of the Share tab. If the person you want to share with does not appear, click or tap "Specific people…" and enter the person manually.
You can find more detailed information about sharing folders and libraries, here: How to share libraries & folders with the Sharing Wizard in Windows.
7. Use advanced sharing options to allow access to your files and folders to other devices and people from your local area network
The Share tab from File Explorer also includes a button that provides easy access to the Advanced Security Settings for a file or folder. Click or tap Advanced Security to access that dialog.
From this dialog, you can adjust permissions for all users who have access to the file or folder, share the file with networked users or groups, view or edit auditing properties and test individual accounts to see what access they are given to your file or folder.
This is a one-stop shop for choosing who on your computer or network can view and edit your files. If you want some guidance on how this process works, read this tutorial: How to share folders using Advanced Sharing in Windows.
Conclusion
As you have seen, both Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 offer quite a few different tools that you can use to share files and folders with others. Most of the options are easy to use and to understand. With just a few clicks or taps, you can send any file or folder to anyone you like. Before closing this article, do not hesitate to use the comments form below for any questions or problems you might have.
