add a network drive to 'Libraries?'


  1. GranPaSmurf
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    add a network drive to 'Libraries?'


    recently moved a 1 Tb drive off my main computer and set it up as USB external drive on my Linksys E4200 router.
    I would like to add a folder on this drive to my 'pictures' library in Win 7. Messages tell me I cannot because it is not indexed. Context menu on the drive/folder dose not give option to index nor does the Windows Search allow me to add the networked drive as a location to be searched.
    Is there a workaround that can make the off-line drive searchable from my Win 7 machine?
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  3. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello GranPaSmurf,

    You might see if you may be able to include a network folder using either method in the tutorial below.

    Libraries - Include a Network Folder

    Hope this helps,
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