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Accessing External Hard Drive

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jo15765

Discussion Starter · Sep 18, 2014

I have an external hard drive that is connected to a laptop. I want to be able to view/access the files on that hard drive w/o physically having to be at the laptop it is connected to. Is my best bet for this to just set the drive as "shared" on my network so I can see the files from any computer connected to the network?

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2 machines are Win 7, 3 are Windows 8, we are behind different domains and connected to different workgroups, which I am sure throws a big wrench into things.

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TerryNet

· #2 · Sep 18, 2014

Is my best bet for this to just set the drive as "shared" on my network so I can see the files from any computer connected to the network?

Best bet may be a router with a USB port for a drive. But sharing the drive should work if you've enabled file and printer sharing and keep the computer awake.

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DaveA

· #3 · Sep 18, 2014

2 machines are Win 7, 3 are Windows 8, we are behind different domains and connected to different workgroups, which I am sure throws a big wrench into things.

Please explain why the different workgroups and what do the domains have to with your local network?

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jo15765

Discussion Starter · #4 · Sep 18, 2014

DaveA said:
Please explain why the different workgroups and what do the domains have to with your local network?

Possibly nothing, but was putting it out there just in case that may cause a hiccup in any solution.

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jo15765

Discussion Starter · #5 · Sep 18, 2014

TerryNet said:
Best bet may be a router with a USB port for a drive. But sharing the drive should work if you've enabled file and printer sharing and keep the computer awake.

My router has a USB port - can I add files to the External Hard Drive while connected to the router or would I have to detach & reattach each time I wanted to add files?

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TerryNet

· #6 · Sep 18, 2014

I assume that you can add files. If you want to lend me your router I'll experiment.

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