# mp3tag fails to read samba share...
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-fails-to-read-samba-share/12717
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 21, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-fails-to-read-samba-share/12717 "2011-11-21T05:01:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@dastrix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dastrix)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-fails-to-read-samba-share/12717/1 "2011-11-21T05:01:23Z")
Hi All
This worked nicely previously, but now, mp3tag fails to read a folder full of my music, the folder resides on a QNAP NAS , which is using SAMBA to map my folder
I open the folder and it doesnt display any contents, even after a refresh, despite me knowing my music is there
Any ideas?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-fails-to-read-samba-share/12717/2 "2011-11-21T05:29:09Z")
The first thing that comes to mind, as it worked previously, what has changed in the mean time ?
Do you see your music when going there with the Explorer ?
Do you have a filter in place ? F3 ?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-fails-to-read-samba-share/12717/3 "2011-11-21T05:44:45Z")
> [@dastrix](#):
>
> Hi All
>
> This worked nicely previously, but now, mp3tag fails to read a folder full of my music, the folder resides on a QNAP NAS , which is using SAMBA to map my folder
>
> I open the folder and it doesnt display any contents, even after a refresh, despite me knowing my music is there
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
My ideas are as follows: you have recently switched to WIndows 7 and you are now puzzled that no files are displayed in the folder if you invoke a "Select folder" from within mp3tag? This is so because Win7 does not display any files if it is told to select a folder.
If you open the folder in the WIndows Explorer and copy the path from the address box into the path entry box in mp3tag, does mp3tag open the folder? It should.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-fails-to-read-samba-share/12717/4 "2026-02-09T12:23:27Z")