When you copy a shared folder in Windows 2003 server, __________.
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The original folder is not shared anymore, but the copy is shared.
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The original folder as well as the copy is shared.
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The original shared folder is still shared, but the copy is not shared.
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The original shared folder and the copy both are not shared anymore.
In Windows Server 2003, copying a shared folder does not copy the share permissions or settings. The original folder retains its shared status, but the new copy is created as a regular folder without sharing enabled. You must manually share the copied folder if needed.
In Windows, the "shared" attribute belongs to the specific folder object and its share definition, not to the file contents themselves. When you copy a shared folder to create a new folder elsewhere, the copy is a brand-new object with no share definition of its own, so it is not shared, while the original folder's existing share configuration is untouched and remains shared. Sharing has to be explicitly configured again on the copy if you want it shared too.