@BrianB61672  yEAH SAME HERE. i LOVE SEEING THE QUICK HELP YOU GET HERE. i'M NOT EVEN SURE YOU CAN SHARE DATA LIKE THI. iT SHOWS TO USE ZAMBA OR APPLE. i CAN GET TO THE DRIVE BUT UBABLE TO LOGIN TO IT..

  @BrianB61672 

If I understand you correcty, You can share the movies folder on the network drive but not the TV folder.

Disk drive structure has flags that allow the user to control the disk file permissions. It soulds like they need to be changed to allow access. Setting them would be different based on your operating system (windows, Apple OS, Lunux,...). 

  @BrianB61672  Hey, if changing the permissions doesn't work try putting movies and shows in one folder. Or, just move the "tv" into the movies folder and see if you have access. I mean it should take the parent folder's permissions. If it works then change the name of movies and remake a new moviers foilder within it. It doesn't explain why it didn't work to begin with. Doing what you already did I'm sure you doin't need a lesson on permissions being that I'm sure you understamnd that for doing it to begin with..

I do not see *within the router administration page(s)* where to change permissions; I have confirmed over and over that files are present in both directories- Movies and TV - I have also 'moved' the TV directory inside the Movies directory and have had zero success. I also purposely chose to keep them separate - and would like to keep them that way. I just have no idea how to make 'invisible' files visible from within the router administration page(s)

  @BrianB61672 

Try putting the drive on your computer and check the permissions there. 

  @BrianB61672 

First thing is to ensure the on the Router GUI for USB, Secure Sharing if OFF... not all programs can handle that and will show nothing.

Maybe, and I could be wrong, but the TV itself can't handle a directory with 2 letters in the name, should be larger?

Another thing to consider, could the disk need CHKDSK run on it, maybe some internal structure is 'bad'?

You were not clear though one what you actually see? Do you see on the TV the folder MOVIES?

Samba for Windows does need to be checked for a Media Client to see anything on the USB drive.

Can also check in it Windows using in  a CMD prompt NET VIEW \\share_name where share_name is the name of the share, default is probably TP-SHARE... like this on my PC to see what is on the USB drive and the shared content:

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C:\>net view \\tp-share
Shared resources at \\tp-share

Share name  Type  Used as  Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G           Disk
The command completed successfully.

C:\>dir \\tp-share\g
 Volume in drive \\tp-share\g is g
 Volume Serial Number is 2C20-1E29

 Directory of \\tp-share\g

09/08/2024  08:25 PM    <DIR>          .
09/08/2024  08:25 PM    <DIR>          ..
09/02/2024  07:10 AM    <DIR>          $RECYCLE.BIN
08/15/2024  11:40 PM    <DIR>          aaa
09/02/2024  07:10 AM    <DIR>          Acronis Backup
09/02/2024  07:10 AM    <DIR>          asusware
07/31/2024  08:28 AM            16,227 l_mychart.JPG
08/01/2024  07:32 AM            12,580 l_myuhc.JPG
09/02/2024  07:10 AM    <DIR>          Pictures
05/26/2018  07:28 PM                19 qc_1
03/05/2012  06:44 PM         1,644,118 SeagateExpansion.ico
01/13/2016  10:00 PM           611,096 seatools-for-windows-en-us.pdf
09/02/2024  06:41 AM    <DIR>          share
09/02/2024  07:10 AM    <DIR>          System Volume Information
09/02/2024  07:10 AM    <DIR>          VProRecovery
               5 File(s)      2,284,040 bytes
              10 Dir(s)  930,983,837,696 bytes free

C:\>dir \\tp-share\g\share
 Volume in drive \\tp-share\g is g
 Volume Serial Number is 2C20-1E29

 Directory of \\tp-share\g\share

09/02/2024  06:41 AM    <DIR>          .
09/08/2024  08:25 PM    <DIR>          ..
09/25/2019  06:00 PM                10 query
09/02/2024  07:07 AM    <DIR>          video
09/30/2019  01:35 PM               162 ~$test.docx
               2 File(s)            172 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  930,983,837,696 bytes free

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Video is my 'shared' folder for the network devices.