4 ms·What does it do that a shared drive does not?by macmac 17y agoWhat does it do that a shared drive does not?dawie 17y agoQuick Full content searching. You can share with people outside of your network. Also you don't need a sysadmin to install and manage a shared drive.macmac 17y agoSharing is a plus. If you can do search better than Google Desktop I would be very surprised.deleted 17y ago[deleted]