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| Started by | Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> |
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| First post | 2016-08-18 18:40 -0500 |
| Last post | 2016-08-20 11:03 +1200 |
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Way to mount network file share to Android file system Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> - 2016-08-18 18:40 -0500
Re: Way to mount network file share to Android file system Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2016-08-19 11:31 +0100
Re: Way to mount network file share to Android file system Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-08-19 13:32 +0200
Re: Way to mount network file share to Android file system Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2016-08-19 14:36 +0100
Re: Way to mount network file share to Android file system Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-08-19 16:02 +0200
Re: Way to mount network file share to Android file system Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2016-08-19 22:51 +0100
Re: Way to mount network file share to Android file system Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2016-08-20 11:03 +1200
| From | Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> |
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| Date | 2016-08-18 18:40 -0500 |
| Subject | Way to mount network file share to Android file system |
| Message-ID | <XnsA668BDEF2109Ctimothybilyahoocom@216.166.97.131> |
I run Windows on my desktop, and Android M on my tablet. Is there a way to mount a file share from Windows to the Android file system so that it appears to be native to Android, and thus available to all apps?
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| From | Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-08-19 11:31 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <e1o5dlFhmglU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #33529 |
On 19/08/2016 00:40, Tim wrote: > I run Windows on my desktop, and Android M on my tablet. Is there a way to > mount a file share from Windows to the Android file system so that it > appears to be native to Android, and thus available to all apps? Not that I'm aware of. Using apps such as ES File Explorer, you can FTP files to and fro between your Android and the file share. But if, for example, you want the Gallery app to automatically find all the photographs in your file share, I don't think that can be done. BICBW - and would be interested to hear from anyone who knows otherwise. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked.
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| From | Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-08-19 13:32 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <np6qp2$9gi$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #33538 |
On 08/19/2016 12:31 PM, Roger Mills wrote: > On 19/08/2016 00:40, Tim wrote: >> I run Windows on my desktop, and Android M on my tablet. Is there a >> way to >> mount a file share from Windows to the Android file system so that it >> appears to be native to Android, and thus available to all apps? > > Not that I'm aware of. Using apps such as ES File Explorer, you can FTP > files to and fro between your Android and the file share. But if, for > example, you want the Gallery app to automatically find all the > photographs in your file share, I don't think that can be done. > > BICBW - and would be interested to hear from anyone who knows otherwise. Not exactly the same, but I use Android application SyncMe, that synchronizes according given rules the chosen folder on Android and chosen shared folder on Windows, via Wireless LAN over the local Wifi router.
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| From | Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-08-19 14:36 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <e1og99Fk6ikU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #33539 |
On 19/08/2016 12:32, Poutnik wrote: > On 08/19/2016 12:31 PM, Roger Mills wrote: >> On 19/08/2016 00:40, Tim wrote: >>> I run Windows on my desktop, and Android M on my tablet. Is there a >>> way to >>> mount a file share from Windows to the Android file system so that it >>> appears to be native to Android, and thus available to all apps? >> >> Not that I'm aware of. Using apps such as ES File Explorer, you can FTP >> files to and fro between your Android and the file share. But if, for >> example, you want the Gallery app to automatically find all the >> photographs in your file share, I don't think that can be done. >> >> BICBW - and would be interested to hear from anyone who knows otherwise. > > Not exactly the same, but I use Android application SyncMe, > that synchronizes according given rules > the chosen folder on Android and chosen shared folder on Windows, > via Wireless LAN over the local Wifi router. > > But that presumably copies the files onto the Android device rather than allowing apps to access them over the WiFi link? -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked.
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| From | Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-08-19 16:02 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <np73i9$77s$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #33540 |
On 08/19/2016 03:36 PM, Roger Mills wrote: > On 19/08/2016 12:32, Poutnik wrote: >> On 08/19/2016 12:31 PM, Roger Mills wrote: >>> On 19/08/2016 00:40, Tim wrote: >>>> I run Windows on my desktop, and Android M on my tablet. Is there a >>>> way to >>>> mount a file share from Windows to the Android file system so that it >>>> appears to be native to Android, and thus available to all apps? >>> >>> Not that I'm aware of. Using apps such as ES File Explorer, you can FTP >>> files to and fro between your Android and the file share. But if, for >>> example, you want the Gallery app to automatically find all the >>> photographs in your file share, I don't think that can be done. >>> >>> BICBW - and would be interested to hear from anyone who knows otherwise. >> >> Not exactly the same, but I use Android application SyncMe, >> that synchronizes according given rules >> the chosen folder on Android and chosen shared folder on Windows, >> via Wireless LAN over the local Wifi router. >> >> > But that presumably copies the files onto the Android device rather than > allowing apps to access them over the WiFi link? > Access them, of access their folder info ? For the former, unless it would be a remote DB specific access, it implicitly involves copying it. But I have written it is not exactly the same as remote mapping, so no complains it is not exactly the same can apply... :) such mappping may need rooted device.
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| From | Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-08-19 22:51 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <e1pd9jFr6jhU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #33542 |
On 19/08/2016 15:02, Poutnik wrote: > On 08/19/2016 03:36 PM, Roger Mills wrote: >> On 19/08/2016 12:32, Poutnik wrote: >>> On 08/19/2016 12:31 PM, Roger Mills wrote: >>>> On 19/08/2016 00:40, Tim wrote: >>>>> I run Windows on my desktop, and Android M on my tablet. Is there a >>>>> way to >>>>> mount a file share from Windows to the Android file system so that it >>>>> appears to be native to Android, and thus available to all apps? >>>> >>>> Not that I'm aware of. Using apps such as ES File Explorer, you can FTP >>>> files to and fro between your Android and the file share. But if, for >>>> example, you want the Gallery app to automatically find all the >>>> photographs in your file share, I don't think that can be done. >>>> >>>> BICBW - and would be interested to hear from anyone who knows >>>> otherwise. >>> >>> Not exactly the same, but I use Android application SyncMe, >>> that synchronizes according given rules >>> the chosen folder on Android and chosen shared folder on Windows, >>> via Wireless LAN over the local Wifi router. >>> >>> >> But that presumably copies the files onto the Android device rather than >> allowing apps to access them over the WiFi link? >> > > Access them, of access their folder info ? > > For the former, unless it would be a remote DB specific access, > it implicitly involves copying it. > > But I have written it is not exactly the same as remote mapping, > so no complains it is not exactly the same can apply... :) > > such mappping may need rooted device. Yes, I'm aware that you didn't claim this did exactly what the OP wanted. I wasn't disagreeing with you - but simply wanting to make sure that I understood what you were saying. In the example which I cited, the Gallery app seems to be able to find pictures wherever they are on an Android device, and display thumbnails - and then display the actual picture when you tap on a thumbnail. AIUI, the OP wants to be able to do the same thing with pictures stored on a network share without first having to copy them to the Android device. Is this sort of thing possible with a rooted device? -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked.
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| From | Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> |
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| Date | 2016-08-20 11:03 +1200 |
| Message-ID | <713frbpdkppur3obdolvo9t0psfr677o8j@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #33559 |
On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 22:51:50 +0100, Roger Mills wrote: > On 19/08/2016 15:02, Poutnik wrote: >> On 08/19/2016 03:36 PM, Roger Mills wrote: >>> On 19/08/2016 12:32, Poutnik wrote: >>>> On 08/19/2016 12:31 PM, Roger Mills wrote: >>>>> On 19/08/2016 00:40, Tim wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I run Windows on my desktop, and Android M on my tablet. Is there a >>>>>> way to >>>>>> mount a file share from Windows to the Android file system so that it >>>>>> appears to be native to Android, and thus available to all apps? >>>>> >>>>> Not that I'm aware of. Using apps such as ES File Explorer, you can FTP >>>>> files to and fro between your Android and the file share. But if, for >>>>> example, you want the Gallery app to automatically find all the >>>>> photographs in your file share, I don't think that can be done. >>>>> >>>>> BICBW - and would be interested to hear from anyone who knows >>>>> otherwise. >>>> >>>> Not exactly the same, but I use Android application SyncMe, >>>> that synchronizes according given rules >>>> the chosen folder on Android and chosen shared folder on Windows, >>>> via Wireless LAN over the local Wifi router. >>>> >>>> >>> But that presumably copies the files onto the Android device rather than >>> allowing apps to access them over the WiFi link? >>> >> >> Access them, of access their folder info ? >> >> For the former, unless it would be a remote DB specific access, >> it implicitly involves copying it. >> >> But I have written it is not exactly the same as remote mapping, >> so no complains it is not exactly the same can apply... :) >> >> such mappping may need rooted device. > > Yes, I'm aware that you didn't claim this did exactly what the OP > wanted. I wasn't disagreeing with you - but simply wanting to make sure > that I understood what you were saying. > > In the example which I cited, the Gallery app seems to be able to find > pictures wherever they are on an Android device, and display thumbnails > - and then display the actual picture when you tap on a thumbnail. AIUI, > the OP wants to be able to do the same thing with pictures stored on a > network share without first having to copy them to the Android device. > > Is this sort of thing possible with a rooted device? It would seem so: http://androidforums.com/threads/no-more-otg-use-any-network-share-as-mounted-drive.615802/ http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/19107/how-to-mount-smb-cifs-network-shares-on-android-device -- Kind regards Ralph
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