Windows 10: Error to save file on the network share.

Hello team,


The initial configuration was: Server - Windows 2012 not R2 !, workstations - Windows 7.

current configuration: The server is the same; some workstations upgraded to Windows 10 Pro 2004


it sometimes gives an error on windows 10 comps when you try to access or save the file:

"\\server\share\docname is unavailable. if the location is on this PC, make sure the device or drive is connected, or disk is inserted, and then try again. If the location is on a network, make sure you're connected to the network or internet, and then try again. if the location still can't be found, it might have been moved or deleted."


Windows 7 workstations are fine and do not give this error.


Please advice.


Thank you.

:)

 

File sharing windows 10 network

Hi Steve,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are unable to see shared folders in File Explorer. I’ll certainly assist you with this.



I would suggest you to check if Network discovery is on or not. To do this, refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Go to Control Panel > Click on
   Network and Internet > Click on Network and Sharing Center.
   
   
2. Click on Change advance sharing settings
   on the left pane.
   
3. Select Turn on network discovery
   under Private and Guest network.
   
4. Click on Save changes.
   

You may also want to refer the article on
Map a network drive.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Saves log files ?

You can either read the files in Windows or my preferred method is.....

Download CCcleaner from here...........

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You can then run cleaner, you will see the log files listed, then if you right click you can save as a text file and then have a read. You may also get an "error reporting" log listed seperatly.

 

Error 0x80004005 when attempting to access Network share

Hi djeyewater,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I understand that it can get difficult at times when your network Share. Accessing shared folders or network locations in Windows is never easy. Whether you’re at home or at work, sharing resources is always more complicated than
it should be. As classic example is the ‘Windows cannot access computer 0x80004005’ error. However, I recommend you to follow the below steps.

1. Is that computer connected with the domain network?
   
2. Were there any changes made to the operating system recently?
   
3. Do you have any security software installed on the computer?
   

If you open File Explorer, go to
Network, and see an error message ("Network discovery is turned off…."), you'll need to turn on Network discovery to see devices on the network that are sharing files. I suggest you to follow the below steps.

We can go ahead and try to enable the Network Discovery from Advanced Sharing Settings.

Step 1: Turn on or off Network Discovery in Windows 10.

1. Type network in the search box and choose Network and Sharing Center in the list to open it.
   
2. Select Change advanced sharing settings to move on.
   
3. Choose Turn on network discovery
   or Turn off network discovery in the settings, and tap
   Save changes.
   

Step 2: Check if the feature is enabled.

1. Open Control Panel.
   
2. Then click on all Control Panel Items.
   
3. Then click on Programs and features.
4. Then on the left hand side, click on Turn Windows features on or off.
   
5. Windows Feature box will open. Please scroll down and under SMB 1.0 CIFS File Sharing Support, check the boxes next to SMB 1.0/CIFS Client and SMB 1.0/ CIFS Server. If the boxes are already ticked, please unchecked the box and check
   it again.
6. It will ask you to restart your Computer. Please Restart it.

Step 3: Check if all the required services are running.

1. Now we will need to check four services.

2. Press Windows key + R to open Run. Then type "Services.msc" in the run box and hit enter.

3.
The names of the services which you will need to check are:

• Function Discovery Provide Host.
  
• Function Discovery Resource Publication.
  
• SSDP Discovery.
  
• UPnP Device Host.
  
• Also Check for DHCP Client and DNS Client.
  

4. Right click on the above services and then go to properties.

5. Under General tab, make sure that the Startup type is automatic and Service status is running.

6. Then go to recovery tab and change all the entries (next to 1st failure, 2nd failure and Subsequent failure) to Restart the Service.

I also recommend you to follow this article
Changes to file sharing over a network in Windows 10.

Hope it helps,

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