Access Windows 10 drives from within NAS

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liamtoh1
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Access Windows 10 drives from within NAS

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Is it possible for NAS to "see" drives on a Windows 10 Pro desktop where both the devices are on the same network?
I am using 4 x 4TB HDD in my TS-453Be NAS to store movie files. I also had a Plex Media Server running on the NAS. Since my available disk space on the NAS is nearly full, I would like to access 2 12TB HDD on my Windows 10 Pro Desktop PC via the Plex Media Server on the NAS.

I have temporarily installed Plex Media Server on my Windows 10 machine and the Plex Library can see both Windows 10 2 12TB disks as well as the folders on NAS. However, I would prefer to have the Plex Server on the NAS.

Sorry if this topic is covered in the past. I have tried to search but could not find any information that I was looking for.
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Re: Access Windows 10 drives from within NAS

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share the drives on your windows pc and mount them on your qnap via smb

plex should be able to see these shares via the add library dialoge
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Re: Access Windows 10 drives from within NAS

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dolbyman wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:35 am share the drives on your windows pc and mount them on your qnap via smb

plex should be able to see these shares via the add library dialoge
I have created a new local user on the Windows 10 desktop and shared the Media folder on the Windows 10 desktop machine with this user.
How do I mount this Windows 10 shared media folder in QNAP?
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Re: Access Windows 10 drives from within NAS

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top right in file station lets you mount foreign smb shares
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dolbyman wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:44 pm top right in file station lets you mount foreign smb shares
Thanks for your assistance however I am getting an error
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Re: Access Windows 10 drives from within NAS

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did you find the host or entered it manually?

try IP instead
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dolbyman wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:50 pm did you find the host or entered it manually?

try IP instead
Dolbyman - thanks for your patience. The issue is finally resolved. I had not created the share correctly in Windows 10. That was the issue. Thanks again for you help.
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