The APP “Files” shows my local file server and when I open it, I see all the file server volumes that I have set up. What then happens for each folder when I try to open it I get the following message…
Is there something that I can do to actually access files and work with them?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 16
File sharing is definitely set up for all the file server volumes I can see because on a desktop I can mount and traverse the entire contents of the volumes. Via “Files” all I can see is File server volumes and void contents.
Dear duerded, {I can’t believe that this a name, but I may be wrong}.
Thanks so much for your advice. I down loaded the APP OwlFiles and for the first time forever am able to connect to file servers and move files between the two. I only wish that I asked decades ago.
Nevertheless, thanks enormously,
Peter
My pleasure Peter.
IMHO this is the power of community forums (fora?) - with a big enough user base, I have faith that *someone* out there is grappling with the same issue as me - so it’s always worth asking :) and I’m thus happy to help when I can…. Glad it worked for you!
Likewise, I felt that this *should* “just work” with the native Files app - but it didn’t, despite all my diagnostic and recovery efforts. Hence looking for a bypass. Periodically, I did wonder whether they’d fixed it while I wasn’t looking, but I guess not…
Cheers Derek
PS way back in my late-80s corporate days, our company rolled out an early email system which had a location-based domain and a 7-character userid - which they decided to automatically assign as the first 6 characters of the surname, plus the first initial. I thus use it in some contexts for nostalgia purposes :)
Is file sharing on for this folder? You must first set this up in order to continue
I had the same issue a year or so ago, and could not resolve it using the Files App.
As a bypass, I use(d) the OwlFiles App, which works fine.
On an iPad, can I connect to local network files using SMB?
