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Unable to view/access XR1000 USB Storage in Windows Pro 11 File Explorer
Setting up a new Windows Pro 11 laptop. I want to use Windows File Explorer to view and access all folders/files within my WD External HD (connected to XR1000 through USB). Environment Details: ...
Thank you. I didn't use readyshare as the user name, I will give that a try.
Unfortunately that didn't work - still couldn't get past the Enter network credential page.
Thank you. I didn't use readyshare as the user name, I will give that a try.
Unfortunately that didn't work - still couldn't get past the Enter network credential page.
One option is here:
Thank you again. It seems like the same error message I'm receiving. I'm a 'little' comfortable with PowerShell but not to modify settings I don't quite understand. What risk am I taking by running the commands to re-enable guest access to Samba drives?
Acutally, If you have Win11, try enabling SMB v1.0 on the control panel/programs and features/turn On or OFF Windows freatures. Looks for SMB Client v1.0. Apply and reboot the PC.
We must have submitted this thought at the same time! I've just enabled that on Windows Feature and rebooted. Tried again and still not able to access \\readyshare. I'm not sure what I'm missing here as I didn't have anywhere this issue with my previous Win Home 11 laptop. Thank you.
Would the same re-enable guest access be accomplished by going through Windows Features and checking the SMB 1.0/CIFS... option?
Would the same re-enable guest access be accomplished by going through Windows Features and checking the SMB 1.0/CIFS... option?
No. But I think would also need the SMB 1.0/CIFS client enabled anyway. If you haven't done that, then try that next.
Thank you again. It seems like the same error message I'm receiving. I'm a 'little' comfortable with PowerShell but not to modify settings I don't quite understand. What risk am I taking by running the commands to re-enable guest access to Samba drives?
The general risk is that the change isn't selective - it allows the PC to access any shared folder w/o authentication. That does create the possibility of a man-in-the-attack (where a bad actor could get "in the middle" of the data flow). Such an actor could do a ransomware attack. The odds of this happening on your home network are pretty low (and such an actor would be able to access the files on the drive directly). But potentially higher if you access shared folders when connected to other networks.
Another path you could take is to not use Samba, and instead use FTP to access the drive. FileZilla and WinSCP are two free clients you can use. These both have useful GUIs - not the same as Windows Explorer, but still intuitive and functional.
