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Cannot Access Win11 Shared Folder on Android (self.techsupport)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by LazerDickMcCheese to c/[email protected]

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The folders are accessible on every other device and SMB is enabled on the host machine. I'm trying to access hundreds of gigabytes of game roms via Retroarch when I'm out of the country so I'd appreciate an easier method if one exists, but I've ran through every troubleshooting guide I can find online, but the share folders still don't exist according to my phone. I've also tried 5 or 6 different file manager apps, but they all say the same thing

If someone sees this in the distant future, I'm still looking for a solution so please reach out.

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[–] LazerDickMcCheese 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry in advance, but I don't know how to answer the first two questions...I'm using whichever protocol is default for Win11 (SMB2, I think). I've been trying to find the folder through an automated scan, then plugging the hostname and address in myself when nothing comes up

[–] drrodneymckay_ 1 points 8 months ago

So i just encountered something very close to this myself. I've used SolidExplorer on my phone for a long time with many windows hosts and shares connected via smb without issue. I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab s9fe and tried to bring my paths over with SolidExplorer's back and restore settings. Well it wouldn't connect from the tablet to most of the shares. Checking the source phone it wouldn't work there anymore either.

SolidExplorer offers settings to use SMB1 or SMB2/SMB3. but according to a comment I found it seems like that is more of a '2 and 3', not '2 or 3'. The comment said if only 3 is enabled on the server you will not be able to connect.

I've only tested this with a single win10 host so far, but force enabling SMB2 via registry key and restarting LanManServer service allows my phone to connect again.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/troubleshoot/detect-enable-and-disable-smbv1-v2-v3?tabs=server