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Support => Questions => Topic started by: DLiu on June 21, 2017, 09:18:31 AM

Title: Music files on network
Post by: DLiu on June 21, 2017, 09:18:31 AM

My music files are kept in my Windows 10 desktop's My Document folder. I am trying to stream them to my laptop. I installed MusicBee 3.1 and MediaMonkey 4.1 to my laptop. Both are portable installation.


On MediaMonkey, I navigated to: My Computer\Network\Microsoft Windows Network\Workgroup\HP-DIKFLIU (that's my desktop computer where my music files are kept)\Users. MediaMonkey can scan this folder.

On MusicBee, I tried to scan the files to the library using these two methods:

1. Edit\Preferences\Library

2. File\Scan folders for new files

Using either methods, I cannot get MusicBee to find the files for scanning. Any idea on what to do next?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Music files on network
Post by: redwing on June 21, 2017, 09:53:33 AM

You need to be able to access that folder from Computer node in left navigator.
If that's not available from computer node, try right clicking on computer node> Manage Folders> Add Network Share.

Title: Re: Music files on network
Post by: DLiu on June 23, 2017, 10:08:23 AM

When I do that, it shows DIKFLIU-HP/users and its various subfolders. But, DIKFLIU, which is my folder, is not listed. It's the same with MediaMonkey. But, for some reason, MediaMonkey found the files after I scanned for DIKFLIU-HP/users.

Title: Re: Music files on network
Post by: redwing on June 23, 2017, 10:52:02 AM

Can you access that folder from your laptop with Windows Explorer?

Title: Posting new message
Post by: DLiu on June 30, 2017, 06:25:23 PM

From the forum's home page, how can I post a new message? I can't find that option anywhere on the page.