User folder can't be mounted if C drive isn't shared about for-win HOT 6 CLOSED

We are using CIFS/SMB to share the host file system with the container and that requires authentication. Unfortunately, this means that the user has to explicitly enable sharing as documented in the getting started guide:
https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/#/shared-drives

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Wouldn't it be enough to share a specific folder? instead of the whole drive?

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@alebianco the sharing is a one-time setup. Otherwise we'd have to pop up the sharing prompt for each docker run

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ok, i see. it's just that sharing a whole drive when i just need a folder it's a lot. I thought it would be possible to share just the specific folders, and have it done automatically during installation, like it's done on mac (and i guess linux). thanks anyway :)

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We are actively looking into other solutions to make the experience more aligned with Docker for Mac. It's a significant development effort

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