I need to do a new backup of my HDX media library. In the past I was able to connect a Windows Vista PC via LAN to the HDX to then run a backup (and also manage stores / add downloaded music).
Sadly that PC is dead and new PC running Windows 10 can only see the HDX as a āMedia Deviceā not as a āComputerā within āFile Explorerā and or āNetworkā. This means I cant run the backup/ manage the HDX as previously with Vista.
Any ideas / help as to how to connect to the file stores on the HDX are much appreciated.
Many thanks for that. Have enabled SMB1 and also ensured network and sharing settings are as per the linked article. Still no joy ! Any other ideas most welcome !!
The SMB1 issue is something you need to address even though it hasnāt solved your problem, so at least thatās one hurdle youāre over!
Were you trying to use the Desktop Client to make these changes? As a Mac user Iām not too familiar with it, but Iāve generally found that the best way to make these sort of changes is via the ābrowser interfaceā which can (or at least could) be accessed via any web browser on Mac or Windows. However, since Adobe discontinued Flash support this no longer works, but there is a workaround availble if you follow these instructions:
Some other issues to be aware of:
Is your firmware up to date? The latest is 1.7c.
If you use the DTC make sure you are using the latest version, as that, too, was updated a while back.
Using what you guys have helped me with and the above post I have got it working
Solution:
On my windows PC I press the windows key and R together and then in the āRunā box type
\ip address of HDX\Music
or
\ip address of HDX\Downloads
This allows me to browse through the HDXās files in Windows File Explorer, which I have pinned to start in File Explorer so that in future I can access the files without needing to use the āRunā box and re-keying the IP address
