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I'd just use a low-wattage and inexpensive Raspbery Pi to set up a home network. But, if you have the spare computer and don't really stress about energy usage, go for it. It's kind of fun and not too difficult. Install linux. Install Samba. Voilà!
What's Samba? Even searching the internet, the definition is confusing. Maybe, it's because I am a newbie, and I shouldn't set up a home file server.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_(software) I just searched for the "samba computer" and this was the first link.
See if you can find some introductory videos that are suitable for you on YouVideo or elsewhere that are suitable for you to work out if you are ready to set up your first home server.
If you just need some storage you could just get a "cheap" USB storage spinning rust external hard drive and move the data that you don't need day to day onto the drive. At a later date you get a Raspberry Pi or second hand small PC and use the PC as a server with the same drive attached.