How do I mount Windows network shares in OSMC?

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@TomW

Hi! I have a Windows 10 PC with a share:

\192.168.x.x\FileStorage

This share has permissions set to let Everyone access it.

Noobie question:

What do I type to add this share to the OSMC system?

I’ve tried the slashes both ways - / or .

I’ve tried putting smb://192.168.x.x/filestorage.

I’ve tried adding a slash at the end.

Thanks for any and all help!!

Tom.

I guess you can find some answers here

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