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Windows 7 - Show multiple drives as one folder?



 
02-17-2010   #1


Windows 7 x64
 
 

Show multiple drives as one folder?

Hello!
I have been searching for a smart way of dealing with movies on several HDD, but yet to find something that fits me. I have a big archive, and want it to be visible in 1 directory.

Sofar I have been ok with running 2x 750gb in raid0, for a big nice movie directory.
Now is that I am totally out of space on the raid, and installed a 1tb drive for 2.5tb storage.

I store all the HD material on one machine (general use, gaming, etc) connected to my living room tv, and share it to a Dvico Tvix media extender for the bedroom tv, another desktop pc and to a laptop. (might seem overkill, but it is what it is)

Problem now is that i share the movies across the house on a few diff setups, and players like xbmc doesnt really help me, since for ex the Tvix uses something called "Netshare", and shares the folders i want, but i have to know where they are, and swap from hdd to hdd in the menu to access them, since they are handled separately.

Is there any way for me to use some kind of virtual folder/directory that i can share across the network, and will be seen as just 1 big folder of movies?
I tried using the "library" folder of videos in Windows 7, but does not work well for sharing over the network, netshare wont let me select it.
Only other thought I had is using "extended volume", to extend the current 1.5gb raid. But having a raid0 combined with a "virtual raid" in windows sounds like problems in itself..

My googeling hasnt really payed off, so I dubt there is any way I can solve this.. But still hoping for someone to have an idea!

I can delete the raid, and make 3 separate drives if it would help in any way.
I also tried to mount drives as directories, but it wont let me mount 2 partitions into the same folder..

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02-17-2010   #2


Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
 
 


Well in Disk Management you could always mount Disk 2 in a folder on Disk 1.

right click Computer>Management>Storage..Disk Management..in the right window pane right click on the 2nd Disk>Change Drive Letter and paths..Add..>check Mount in the empty NTFS folder..>Browse> make sure the destination folder is REALLY empty (no hidden files or folders).

Hope this is what ur after.
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02-17-2010   #3


Win7 Home Premium 64x
 
 


Hmm might try sharing and then mapping network drive letter to the shared folder:

Share folder: Set shared name to: Movie$

on second computer, go to networks, Map network drives. Select an unused drive letter and set it to the folder and computer name: \\<computer-name>\Movie$

Then try and copy files from drive letter and sending things to drive letter.
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02-18-2010   #4


Windows 7 x64
 
 


I tried it a bit, but problem with mapping a drive into a empty folder, means just that, it has to be empty :/

I have 2TB of movies spread along 3 drives, and i want it to be seen in only one folder :/

The only possibility i thought of, is to make 1 folder with only tons of shortcuts to all the movies seperatly.. but it doesnt really feel like a good solution

Any other ideas?
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02-18-2010   #5


Win 7 Ultimate x64
 
 


Why not just use the existing Videos Library folder (or create a new one if so desired), and add all the folders/drives/partitions to it,

New Library - Create

Library - Include a Folder

and for adding a network drive to a library,

Libraries - Include a Network Folder
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02-19-2010   #6


Windows 7 x64
 
 


I did try the Video Library folder, but the sharing apps i need to use (netshare) to share the videos on my media box (dvico tvix 6600), wont let me set up that folder as a network folder.
I am guessing the Video Library is some kind of virtual folder that is not really compatible with most sharing utilities.. :/
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12-09-2010   #7


7 64
 
 


I am having the exact same issue. Wish Tvix would recognize Libraries\Videos. This would be the solution!! Any luck yet??
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