[calmplex]

Hello, there might be an easy answer to this but I can't find it..

What's the best way to access my Android Kodi folders from my Windows PC, to erase files or send movies to the Android Box memory etc..

I tried the ES File Manager/FTP method and found it unreliable (plus I rather not have to exit Kodi and turn and turn on a switch for access).

Samba, SSH, UpNp? What's easiest to set up and most Drag-and-Drop like for an Android box?

Thanks a million in advance!

[User 325245]

Samba. I tried FTP from ES and it worked but it wasn't that easy to use.

[calmplex]

Samba. I tried FTP from ES and it worked but it wasn't that easy to use.

Thanks DaLanik. Where did you find out how to set it up?

[User 325245]

There is nothing much to setup - just select your whole internal storage to be the samba share and set it to run on startup....

I mean this one: SambaDroid

I think free version has limitation of only 1 share (but in my case that was enough)

D.

[calmplex]

Works like a charm, thanks a million!

[User 325245]

Just in case someone has problems with accessing SMB shares on Android Box with Sambadroid from Windows 10 PC; happened to me all of a sudden it stopped working with error:

Code:

\\Remote-Server\Path is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.

The resolution:

* run regedit as Administrator
* Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters
* make new DWORD (32 bit value)
* Name the new key AllowInsecureGuestAuth
* change the value to 1
* Close regedit

If you’re using a Microsoft Account (MSA) to sign into Windows 10, you also need to create a user account with access permissions configured in SambaDroid:
* Open Control Panel
* Go to User Accounts
* Open Manage Windows Credentials
* Go to Windows Credentials tab
* Add a Windows credential.
* Enter the server (Android Box) name as the network address, then enter the user name (email adress) and password that you use to logon to your PC
* hit OK
* add this user account (email adress) to Sambadroid under user accounts

That's it!