Is homegroup safe? File sharing

is it safe to let someone into your pc

Residential group has nothing to do with a person to use your computer.  Homegroup is further than you can leave both computers at home to share the same files (like a folder full of music, images or video).

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    You can request the assistance of here:

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    all.

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