Web folders overview

Shortcuts to Web servers are known as Web or HTTP folders. The shortcuts are created automatically in My Network Places whenever you open resources on the servers, if you have read and write access to the server. You can also use the Add Network Place wizard to create shortcuts to Web servers and other computers.

Web folders provide an easy way for you to view files and folders on Web servers. You can navigate from a Web page to a Web-folder view if you have read and write access to the Web server.

You can view, manage, move, copy, save, and rename the files and folders on a Web server just as you would perform the same actions in Windows Explorer. However, when you view the contents of a Web folder, you see a list of files and folders and their associated Internet addresses

Before you can manage files and folders on a Web server, the Web server must support Web folders, which require the Web Extender Client (WEC) protocol and Front page extensions, or the WebDAV protocol and IIS, and you must have read and write access to the Web server. Contact your network administrator for information about available Web servers and how to access them.

Create a Web folder

Desktop overview

Using My Network Places

Managing Web documents