XY Access to Android via Network

[TestMeister]

Win 11
XY 26.70.0500

I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and over my local LAN I am able to access the phones internal file system with Win File Explorer but not with XY.
The tree is unlocked and Show portable devices is enabled.
Any other settings I might be missing?

[admin]

Can't explain. It should work.

When you click the "..." button at Configuration | General | Startup & Exit | Permanent startup path, is it listed in the Browse for Folder dialog that pops up?

[TestMeister]

Yes it is, along with the sub folders.

[admin]

Also not visible in a fresh instance?

[TestMeister]

Not visible
All the drives shown are from my NAS.
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[admin]

MTP transfer (or "file transfer" or whatever they call it) must be enabled on the phone.

[TestMeister]

The only reference to MTB or file transfer is relative to using a USB connection.
I found this under Developer Options and enabled it but it didn't help
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Also, from my PC I shared the cell phone internal storage folder.
I gave the share full control to all users
Then using a UNC with the PC as the host, it appears up as a folder under the PC.
However, no contents are displayed
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[admin]

Could that be a rights thing? Did you try starting XY as admin?

[TestMeister]

Right, I had tried that but no luck.
Here's another view. Apparently Windows represents the portable drive as a an internal folder.
But XY doesn't show the device in the folder
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[jupe]

Check if you have Junctions enabled in here:

Configuration | General | Tree and List | Items in Tree and List

[TestMeister]

Yes! We're getting there...but after a restart, it still doesn't show up in the tree
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[TestMeister]

I finally have a solution-
Established the folder as a share with full permissions for everyone
Mapped a drive using the UNC
While the phone doesn't appear as a device as it does with File Explorer, I have the same easy RW access
Also, I do not need to load XY as Admin

Thanks for your patience!
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[admin]

Good. But I don't understand why the previous solution (junctions) did not work after a restart.

[jupe]

Once junctions were enabled I assume that the OP then incorrectly expected it to also show up in the tree (after a restart) as a portable device same as in Explorer, instead of it just becoming browsable via the junction.