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CAX30 AX2700 ReadyShare shows connected drive but the folder is empty
Hi, any help would be appreciated. I have CAX30 AX2700 modem router with USB connected external 8GB drive. I use the drive for playing videos only through Plex Media. The system is Windows 11 Home. ...
Thanks, from my understanding the computer has to be on at all times to be able to access the server. This was the only reason why I connected it this way. Most of the time I had no issues streaming, but I'll try connecting to the desktop directly and see what happens.
The computer does need to be on to manage the plex server. but if its not on, you're plex isn't on/in use, so you're not accessing the data. Or am I missing something in your setup?
I'm streaming the content of the external drive to 2 different TV's which have Plex apps installed. So if the computer is off the Plex server will be off too and Plex apps won't be able to access the content. Having it on the router makes it accessible at any time. Unless I'm missing something here
So you're not using it as an actual plex server.
I think that router has a build in dlna server that will stream certain media files (if in the proper format) so you're using the plex app to stream off the dlna content from the drive from the sound of it.
Any dlna app from your tv should stream off the drive.
I don't have one to check and haven't used the built in dlna server in a long time.
It works but the content needs to be in certain files/order to work properly as the built in dlna server from the router is super basic and hasn't been updated in ages. Its a good first step for streaming media. You see a lot of people start this route and then switch to using a full media server either off a NAS or small computer because then it can transcode, scan media and organize it, and more. Tends to be a lot more user friendly. Not saying what you're doing is wrong, its perfect. Its just pretty limiting and a bit of a pita.
Please keep in mind, everything worked just fine until I noticed the problem with the drive content showing empty on the File Explorer, which caused me to try to troubleshoot the issue. I tried some suggestions I found online but none worked. The drive icon shows in the Explorer through Readyshare, but when I click on it it says this folder is empty. And primarily it is what I am trying to solve. Once this is solved the Plex would be able to access it too, because right now when I try to add folder in the Plex library the drive shows as Z: but only Recycle Bin is visible, not actual media files that are there.