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Adding my music folder

  • December 30, 2025
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I had no idea I needed to be a network engineer in order to set up my Sonos system on my computer.  I am just an ordinary computer user and I am trying to set up my music folder so I can listen to music I have on my computer.  I get a very not useful error message when I try to do this through the standard application for adding my music folder.  I have researched this on line and get very high level explanation that it is a file sharing issue or an outdated SMB1 (whatever that means) and that I need to update my system to SMB2 or SMB3.  I have no idea how to do this and really do not have any clue what this is.  Does anyone out there have an easy to understand explanation for how to resolve my issue?  Ychs.  This seems very complicated to me.  Thanks in advance for any help.

 

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Best answer by jgatie

Follow these instructions: https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/add-your-music-library-to-sonos

Pay careful attention to Step 1, you must share the folder correctly or Sonos won’t see it.  Also, if you add via a PC/Mac, do not select to add “My Music folder” or “Another folder or drive connected to my computer”.  That is the old method which is not supported anymore.  You must add a share from a “Networked device (ex. NAS drive)”.

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  • December 30, 2025

Follow these instructions: https://support.sonos.com/en-us/article/add-your-music-library-to-sonos

Pay careful attention to Step 1, you must share the folder correctly or Sonos won’t see it.  Also, if you add via a PC/Mac, do not select to add “My Music folder” or “Another folder or drive connected to my computer”.  That is the old method which is not supported anymore.  You must add a share from a “Networked device (ex. NAS drive)”.

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