BUG -- EMBY on Win 11 will not accept valid UNC paths

[KenLinder 4]

Every other application on my PC will take these UNC paths. So lets put one of them into EMBY in a music library where EMBY says "(Optional) Shared network folder"


I enter    \\ROUTER-RT-AC68U\natu_all_files\Music

EMBY tells me 

 

The path could not be found. Please ensure the path is valid and try again.

But the path is there. I can use that path in any of my applications. So I try another path that exists on my network       \\WARP\WARP_C_Files\mp3
 

The path could not be found. Please ensure the path is valid and try again.

 

That's real and EMBY can't use it.  How about    \\BEYONWIZT4\Harddisk\movie
 

The path could not be found. Please ensure the path is valid and try again.

EMBY will not accept *any* valid UNC path, as used in EXPLORER or an normal application. I have to add my network directories by mapping them to a drive letter first.

 

Edited February 18, 2024 by KenLinder
misspelling

[Happy2Play 9782]

11 minutes ago, KenLinder said:

So lets put one of them into EMBY in a music library where EMBY says "(Optional) Shared network folder"

Sorry but Emby will not allow only this field.

But adding to folder and click the refresh goes there and see the folder content.

Window 11 library point to folder on Windows 10.

 

 

Minus permissions I am not sure.

[KenLinder 4]

2 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

Sorry but Emby will not allow only this field.

But adding to folder and click the refresh goes there and see the folder content.

Window 11 library point to folder on Windows 10.

 

 

Minus permissions I am not sure.

it would be nice if it was that simple but I wasn't leaving the name of the FOLDER empty.

[rbjtech 5284]

UNC works fine in both fields - I've been using it this way for years.

The simple way to test is by using the same account as Emby - just put the UNC path in the search box - if it shows the folders, then emby should do the same.

Also test by substituting the NetBios name by IP - ie \\192.168.1.100\sharename

If that works - then you have a NetBios issue (shortname lookup), if you want to use name - then maybe add the name is the local hosts file and use the dns name instead.

Edited February 18, 2024 by rbjtech

[Luke 42080]

@KenLinder please let us know if this helps. Thanks.