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Windows Library Nightmare

  • December 21, 2025
  • 6 replies
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SO has there been another update which has turned everything to **** again, or is this my own personal hell?

My D:\ is  inaccessible no matter how I try to trick it.

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Belly M
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  • December 21, 2025

Yeah, Windows 11 and its security updates are maddening.


Stanley_4
  • Lead Maestro
  • December 21, 2025

Windows and their messes are an excellent selling point for simple - single drive NAS boxes. (Network Attached Storage)

Good deals out there that will host your music as well as providing a secure location to back up your other data. 

Higher end, dual or more drive, NAS are available but not needed for Sonos use.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=nas+single+drive&crid=MRFM1U3V47OR&sprefix=Nas+sin%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_saint-en-prefix-t3_1_7

 


Stanley_4
  • Lead Maestro
  • December 21, 2025

Looks like the AI forum spam bot ate my post…

Consider a NAS,.

No link this time to see if this posts but try an Amazon search on "single bay NAS" and you will find inexpensive options.


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  • Contributor I
  • December 22, 2025

Thank you, I will look into this.


buzz
  • December 22, 2025

Personally, I’ve always preferred storing my music on an NAS. This allows the computer to go off on some sort of adventure while music continues to play.

Some routers support USB drives. This would be a minimum power scheme. I’ve never tried this and I’ve read comments suggesting this scheme can be as much fun as your W11 adventure.


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  • Contributor I
  • December 22, 2025

 

Personally, I’ve always preferred storing my music on an NAS. This allows the computer to go off on some sort of adventure while music continues to play.

Some routers support USB drives. This would be a minimum power scheme. I’ve never tried this and I’ve read comments suggesting this scheme can be as much fun as your W11 adventure.

 

USB drive from my router was my original set-up and worked well for many years.

In fact it was a change of router which forced me to abandon.

 

Then tried PC USB and finally D:\