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I searched and found a few links about bookmarking streams, but did not find anything on bookmarking network shares.

If, on Apple TV, I want to watch videos on a network share, I have to go to the Network option, pick the server, log in (it's Anonymous, but I have to go through that every time), then go through the directory structure on the share until I get to where I want to play a video. I can do this, but it's driving my family crazy to the point where they won't use VLC on Apple TV. If they really want to watch something, they call me to go through and get to the file to play.

I'd really like to simplify this. For example, I have a directory for Channels DVR to save my shows and I have other directories for various types of videos. When the grandkid is here, we have to go to Network->Videos SMB Share->(do login stuff)->MainShareDirectory->Video->Animated->Kids->PawPatrol and then we can pick the video to see. It would be nice if we could do something like: Bookmarks->Kids->PawPatrol and pick the video, without having to log in or pick the server or step through all the directories from the base directory on the server share.

Is there some way to save a login as anonymous for an SMB share?

Is there some way to bookmark a folder on an SMB share (or any share) so others using VLC on my Apple TV can easily just got to a list of bookmarks and pick the folder?

Do I need to clarify my question or are there no answers because there are no ways to bookmark folders on network shares and no way to keep login info for shares?

I'm going to take that, then, as, "No, there's no way to do this. If there is, it's so obscure nobody knows how to do it."

Honestly I would recommend purchasing Infuse which can do exactly what you are asking.

Honestly I would recommend purchasing Infuse which can do exactly what you are asking.

I have Infuse. There are good things, but there are bugs. They're getting there, but they're not there yet.

And it doesn't work well for the audio files I use. I have sleep issues and do best with something on in the background all night. I play audio back from a phone on the nightstand so I can hear it, but it's too soft to bother my wife. I tried using VLC for that, but it's problematic. I can't remember why Infuse had issues. I use another program for that all night audio, but it's a pain to work with.

VLC, in my experience, tends to be solid. If it has a feature, it's dependable. The other programs I'm using? Not always.

Bringing this feature request back to the top because iOS is having this feature. Is there a chance to get this? PLEASE!

It will come to Apple TV this week. We had to fix a small thing so it was slightly delayed after the iOS version.

Hell yeah! Finally Thank you!