windows cannot access NAS "Network Error Windows Cannot Access \\drivename"

Question

Original Title: windows cannot access NAS

I have a network drive attached to my network.  I go to my network and i see the drive listed as a computer as it should be.  I go to double click on it as I should be able to do and have been able to do in the past.  When I do this I get a

"Network Error

Windows Cannot Access \drivename

Check the spelling of the name.  Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network.  To try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose."

I have clicked diagnose to no avail.

The interesting problem with this is that I have setup the drive at home and and work to test it.  In both cases only computers with my "login" have had issues.  I have two computers one is a "old" one and one is a brand new one.  The purpose of the drive was to help make my data transfer simpler and it has gone terribly wrong at this point.  Both at home and at work however when I log onto the drive from another machine I can see the directories and have no issues at all.

The leads me to think that there is a issue in some way connected to my credentials or user account or something along those lines.  Could this be the case and does anyone have any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this?

Answer 1

Hi,

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**Method 1:**Try giving full permissions to the drive and then try accessing it.

Take Ownership of a File or Folder:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx

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Note: The above mentioned steps are applicable for the ownership of the drive.

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Method 2:  Refer the following steps: 

a. Click Start, Open ‘computer’.

b. On the tool bar, click on ‘Map Network Drive’.

c. Then under folder, enter your network drive’s name followed by the folder name.

For example, if your network drive name is ‘STORAGE-0B74’ and the folder name is ‘Public’,

You need to enter as \STORAGE-0B74\Public

Method 3: Temporary disable Windows Firewall service.

a. Click "Start", go to run, type "services.msc" (without quotation marks) in the open box and press Enter.

Note: If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

b. Right click the "Windows Firewall" service and choose Properties.

c. Click "Startup type" option and click "Disabled".

d. Click OK and share the printer again.

Method 4:  Refer the following steps:

a. Click start and click Control Panel.

b. Double click Network and Sharing Center.

c. Select "Change advanced sharing settings" option in the right panel.

d. Please turn on "Network discovery" and "File and printer sharing".

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