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AHS82Mike
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Nov 29, 2023
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dlna server attached usb srive

I attached a USB 1T drive to the USB port of my router. In "This PC" in WIn11 I see the DLNA server as a network location. When I click on it I see what must be preinstalled folders like Music, Pictu...
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    AHS82Mike
    Nov 29, 2023

    I have this resolved. I had to reformat the drive into a compatible format and erase any manufacturer installed security on it. With that done, I see it on my router, and I also have is as a networked drive on my PC. I got the tidbit to perform a reformat as only certain formats are recognized. Thanks for all your time in this matter 🙂 

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 29, 2023
AHS82Mike wrote:

I attached a USB 1T drive to the USB port of my router. In "This PC" in WIn11 I see the DLNA server as a network location. When I click on it I see what must be preinstalled folders like Music, Pictures, Video. My 1T drive, where is it supposed to show up?

Is the ReadyDLNA server turned on in the router?

 

These aren't folders so much as the "catalogue" pointers that the server uses to link particular media files to their type. Windows then knows where to find media files. You may see those pointers regardless of using ReadyDLNA. There is a DLNA server built into Windows 11.

 

I have tried \\readyshare but that window states "this folder is empty" even though I placed folders on the drive when it was attached to the PC directly via USB. I am usure how this is supposed to work. Thanks.

 

Are you saying that you cannot access anything on the USB drive in Windows 11?

 

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Here's where to look in Windows 11:

 

  • Settings
  • Apps
  • Optional Features
  • More Windows features