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Using VLC For Android, 3 5.4. I seem to be unable to access the media files in the shared folders of my network connected PC. VLC manages to recognize the PC and the shared folders, but on selecting a folder, I get "No media files found, please transfer some files to uour device or adjust your preferences "
My PC is running Win11 and SMB1 is activated (is this necessary?). The other PCs on the network are able to access the media files from this PC, just not my Android media box. In VLC, checking and unchecking "prefer SMB 1" does not make a difference.

Hello,

This issue should be fixed in the upcoming 3.6 VLC release, which will be available very soon.

If you want and if you know how, you can test a nightly release (some kind of pre-beta version), from here :

https://nightlies.videolan.org

And prefer SMB2, for security reason.

Regards

Thank you so much for your reply. I'm happy to see that VLC is responsive to their user's concerns and open to attempt to provide solutions. I feel better knowing that the issue is not necessarily specific to me. I look forward to the update. I'll see what I can do with the nightly releases.