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Using HDD with Mac and Sony smart tv

  • 28-02-2015 10:33am
    #1
    Kagawa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭


    I have bought a HDD to use with my smart tv, i have a macbook and when I copy all my tv and movie files onto the hdd and plug the HDD into the tv it doesn't display the folders and just shows all the video files in one block. This is annoying as finding anything is a pain. I have tried using different formats for the HDD, like NTFS, exFAT and it doesn't make a difference. Does anybody know how I can get it to display the folders on the tv, I am thinking it has something to do with Linux and Mac OS X.


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  • #2
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    I think this is a limitation of the smart tv. I have a Sony TV and it can read my NAS that has my movies sorted into folders. However the TV just sees all the movies in one place and ignores the folders.

    I agree that it is very annoying!!


  • #3
    Kagawa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Kagawa


    tallpaul wrote: »
    I think this is a limitation of the smart tv. I have a Sony TV and it can read my NAS that has my movies sorted into folders. However the TV just sees all the movies in one place and ignores the folders.

    I agree that it is very annoying!!

    Oh god, I was hoping that it was a Mac issue, thanks Paul


  • #4
    adox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,026 ✭✭✭✭adox


    I have my media on and eternal hard drive connected to my iMac. Have Plex media server running on the Mac. My Sony smart TV upstairs in the bedroom can see the media files and reads and lays them all perfectly.


  • #5
    Kagawa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Kagawa


    adox wrote: »
    I have my media on and eternal hard drive connected to my iMac. Have Plex media server running on the Mac. My Sony smart TV upstairs in the bedroom can see the media files and reads and lays them all perfectly.

    Does it show them in folders?


  • #6
    adox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,026 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Kagawa wrote: »
    Does it show them in folders?

    It shows the file structure I have on the HDD. Movies straight forward enough. Tv shows by show-season -episode.


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  • #7
    adox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,026 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Sorry just read your op again and yes it does show them in folder structure and not one big list of files.


  • #8
    Kagawa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Kagawa


    adox wrote: »
    Sorry just read your op again and yes it does show them in folder structure and not one big list of files.

    Thanks Adox, I'll have to figure out why I can't get my HDD to show folders on the tv,


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