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D1JL
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Dec 10, 2018
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  Pardon the newbie question. When I first set up my NAS it was there, now it has disappeared. Let me explain. On my PC (Windows 10) I go to File Explorer, the next window that comes up is Fr...
  • StephenB's avatar
    Dec 10, 2018

    Can you still access the NAS by entering \\nas-name or \\nas-ip-address in the file explorer address bar ?

    (use the real name or IP address of course).

     

    If so, you've run into a windows discovery issue.  There's no surefire fix.  There are a couple of workarounds - you can create shortcuts on the desktop, or you can add shares as "network locations" in file explorer.

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