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Re: Way to mount network file share to Android file system

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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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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

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