unable to add network location in Libraries

[abatishchev]

yea, of course! My mistake - I forget to indicate switch /d in my previous post

C:\>mklink /D C:\Users\Godfather\Libraries\Music \\Server\E$\My Music

The syntax of the command is incorrect.

[tigermain]

Sorry to bring up this old topic, but it is exactly what I am looking for. I have tried using mklink (with the /d and cmd running as administrator) but I get Access Denied error message.

Do I need write permission on the network folder?!?!

[walkerz]

To add a non-indexed UNC as a library to Windows 7 Beta:

1. Create a folder on your hard drive for shares. i.e. c:\share

2. Create another folder in the above share. i.e. c:\share\music

2. Link the Library to this folder.

3. Delete the folder.

4. Use the mklink in a command window(administrator access needed) to make a symbolic link. Name the link the same as the folder you created above. i.e - mklink c:\share\music \\server\music

5. Done. Now you have non-indexed UNC path as a library.

You da man!

Works a treat with my Freenas (freebsd based NAS) :)

Stuart

[Fraud OS 11]

Simple just use Media Center to add your network location to your library and then they appear in Explorer as well.

[Mr. Bungle]

This was the very first thing I tried to do when I discovered libraries in Windows 7. Luckily Microsoft have provided a programatic way to add network locations, so I wrote a tool to make this easy. It also provides some additional features like backup/restore of library sets. You can download it for free (+ WPF source) here:

Win7 Library Tool

[Fraud OS 11]

This was the very first thing I tried to do when I discovered libraries in Windows 7. Luckily Microsoft have provided a programatic way to add network locations, so I wrote a tool to make this easy. It also provides some additional features like backup/restore of library sets. You can download it for free (+ WPF source) here:

Win7 Library Tool

Thanks. GUI is so simple.

[Lance Davis]

I kept getting "The syntax of the command is incorrect." because my folder name had a space in it. After I put the path in quotes "C:\share\my share folder" it worked.