Pi 4 + OMV - shared folder problem

  • I've had a Pi 3B+ for a few years, running OMV and with a 2TB external SSD plugged in (SATA to USB cable). Worked fine.


    I've almost finished setting up a new Pi 4, again with OMV. Last time I did this, the external drive was blank. Now it's got a lot of stuff on there that I don't want to lose.


    OMV has mounted the drive ok and the OMV dashboard shows it as 37% full, so I guess the old files are all still present. I created a shared directory called "Share" using the SMB/CIFS button, but AFAIK this is a brand new shared folder which bears no relation to the existing files on the drive.


    I can't work out how to make them show up - for example, in Windows File Explorer I've been able to map the NAS to a Z: drive but while I can see the "Share" shared folder fine, it's empty, and the remaining folders and files on the drive aren't visible, presumably because I haven't shared them (using OMV) - because I don't know how to!


    Can someone help please? I suspect the solution is very simple but I don't know what it is.


    Thank you.

  • votdev

    Approved the thread.
    • Official Post

    Edit the shared folder you created and press the tree button on the right in the relative path field. Choose the appropriate path to the existing folder and accept the changes.

  • chente

    Added the Label resolved

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