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> UNC paths have a peculiar way of indicating the drive letter, we must use $ instead of :. I don't believe that's true, I am almost positive they're SMB share
by mdaniel 4y ago
> UNC paths have a peculiar way of indicating the drive letter, we must use $ instead of :.
I don't believe that's true, I am almost positive they're SMB shares, just like any other, but are created by the system, which is why "accessing drives in this way will only work if you’re logged in as an administrator."
- kunwon1 4y agoThe dollar sign indicates that the share is 'hidden' and can't be enumerated by traditional means. The C$ share is created by default and provides root level access to the system drive, and is locked down by default for this reason you are correct that they are just SMB shares like any other. They can be removed, though many management processes across different applications assume that those shares will be present