Windows HDD mounted as folder

Sounds like a rights access issue. On the subfolders check to see if the pi has access rights to the folder and files in them.

Quote from slappy

The way i mounted my HDD in my Windows pc is I put everything under a SSD called Movie

I have never encountered that method in Windows 10.

Can you post the details?

The recommended methods are:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1117…ndows-10-a.html

How to share files and printers without HomeGroup on Windows 10 | Windows Central

How to set up network file sharing on Windows 10 • Pureinfotech

I don't know anything about your supermicro server rack, but is there any reason why you cannot add the network shares directly from Kodi as individual sources?

You would have to set the content on a lot of folders this way, but it's more straight forward and would go directly to the server.

Unless your server has some way to consolidate all the shares under one share, you would have to add the shares individually.

Knowing more about your server rack would help. Adding links to your Win10 computer under one folder is NOT the way to do it.

The help request is very vague on details.

Linux and Windows are two different operating systems.

Linux is a multiuser, multitask operating system.

Windows is a single user, multitask operating system.

The timing signals are more critical under Linux than Windows.

What works on Linux does not work on Windows and vice versa.

Linux Samba and Windows SMB is how the operating systems communicate.

As per the above Windows guides, all drives require individual network setup.

Can you post the model number of the supermicro server rack and a link to the equipment?

How does the supermicro server rack interface to the computer motherboard and Windows 10?

How do the 30 HDD map to one SSD?

Are you using commercial software or self developed?

Long term, your best approach is a dedicated server and remote administration.

Quote from slappy

This way i only have to share 1 folder (Film) and 1 folder (TV). The share is working well on all my other windows PC's or laptops in the house.

Yes i can add the 30 HDD's one by one from libreelec and set the content to all one by one but this post is to avoid all this.

You are not going to be able to use Windows Shortcuts like that to get samba (i.e. Kodi/Libreelec if you prefer) to include those paths in that one folder you are sharing. Those .lnk files (the shortcuts you made) are Windows Explorer extensions, not file system extensions. Samba doesn't interpret them, as you have proven.

It is possible to create symbolic links in Windows, but that has its own problems and issues. Especially if you haven't used them before. I don't know if using them that way will work as a redirector to your supermicro share. Even if it did, you would still need appropriate permissions setup on the supermicro shared folder/drive, not just the link in the folder you created.

There are ways to combine multiple hard drives into a single volume in Windows, which you can Google. Unix/Linux can do this with mounting the devices to the path you want. Neither of those are really topics for these forums, in my opinion.

I'm not trying to be rude, but your options as I understand things:

1. add the shares individually to Kodi as sources
2. see what options there are available to consolidate the hard drives under a single volume or mount point on the OS of your supermicro rack

That's why I asked more info about your supermicro server rack and how it is setup. But even that is arguably beyond scope of these forums -- I'll defer to a moderator here if I'm wrong.

Based on the supplied description.

Supermicro SuperRack

SC946LE1C-R1K66JBOD | 4U | Chassis | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.

SC946L_JBOD.pdf

Qualified SAS HBA / controller:

AOC-SAS3-9300-8E - 12Gb/s 2-external ports SAS3 HBA

AOC-SAS3-9380-8E - 12Gb/s 2-external ports SAS3 RAID Controller

SAS 9300-8e Host Bus Adapter

According to the Broadcom datasheets, application notes and Windows 10 driver, the Windows 10 hard drive networking setup are per Microsoft's guides. Asking for support outside the Microsoft's guides requires the services of a certified networking professional.

Seems that you have the money to mount a pc with a nice linux distro for all the shares.

The actual structure is no a good way to do shares.

I mount 3 of WD red of 10TB in a arch base server that im running for two years now and is amazing.

The specifications I posted are an expansion for an existing system.

I looked at the server range. I did not consider anyone installing Windows 10 on server grade components.

Supermicro 846E26-R1200B case/backplane.

Supermicro X11SPH-NCTF Motherboard attached to the backplane.

The components are certified server grade components.

The server running Windows 10, is running at maximum of 50% potential, probably more like 20% potential.

Factor in Dual LAN with 10GBase-T with Intel® X722 + X557

Intel® Ethernet Connection X557-AT2 Product Specifications

Windows 10 is a desktop operating system. Windows networking is designed for one user, not multiusers.

I am surprised Windows 10 has not Blue Screened.

As others have pointed out, the method described for hard drive sharing is wrong.

I am a hardware person. I deal with manufacturer's datasheets and application notes.

Software I just install, follow the application notes.

If I was in your position, I would install Centos server and reformat the hard drives for maximum efficiency.

It requires removing all the hard drives, transferring the data from a Windows computer to the server.

There is work involved. Long term you will have an ultra stable server designed for continuous 24/7/365 operation.

Centos server is RedHat server without the commercial software and support.

Centos Forum: CentOS - Index page

Why Centos? RedHat is a billion dollar corporation with many high profile manufacturer's using the software. You could use others. In a server situation, I would use the most stable, reliable, best supported not the latest release.