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Cannot access share from Windows 7 64-bit
I could use some help. For a while, I have not been able to mount a share from my ReadyNAS on my Windows 7 desktop. I have changed nothing on my ReadyNAS and suspect one of the security patches fro...
FYI, when I received this error message, it was because I was attempting to access a hidden share and was appending the dollar sign usually expected for hidden Windows shares. I'd forgotten that I had defined the share names without those dollar signs.
So, I was trying to access this:
\\192.168.1.XX\sharename$
Where this is what actually worked:
\\192.168.1.XX\sharename
It was certainly a /facepalm moment. Nonetheless, it took me a bit of time to figure out, and I'd found this thread before I did. I hope this helps someone!
So, I was trying to access this:
\\192.168.1.XX\sharename$
Where this is what actually worked:
\\192.168.1.XX\sharename
It was certainly a /facepalm moment. Nonetheless, it took me a bit of time to figure out, and I'd found this thread before I did. I hope this helps someone!
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