Back to my Mac disabled, but it is not off

I have "Back to my Mac" disabled on all of my computers, but I can still login and access files using "Back to my Mac". It's a bit puzzling. I've checked to see if there is some rogue keychain item which is allowing me to connect using my iCloud credentials, but there is nothing.
The Finder window lists all available network volumes in the left column. When I click on one, it autoconnects using my icloud credentials and I am fully able to browse the volume.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

I can't turn File Sharing off. I still want to file share. But I just don't want to connect to this "share" using the information that the Finder is defaulting to, and autoconnecting with. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this. I went through my entire KeyChain and I couldn't find anything that would account for this. It's as if the Finder thinks that because I connected to this share using my appleID once, it now defaults to this every time, and I have to actually disconnect and then reconnect with the login info that provides me the level of access that I require. Not sure if this makes sense.
I do appreciate the help. Thanks.

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