Files in the private share are accessible as UPNP w/o any password

Legacy Products My Cloud OS 3
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Just going through this problem:

Have put in my personal photos & videos in the private share. However, when I scan media on my network (through some App on my phone - like VLC, Infuse etc.), the private files are accessible & can be played.

How can I prevent discovery of these files for others?

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You can’t. That’s a feature of DLNA; it ignores file permissions.

You might try a non-DLNA app, such as Kodi, which can access via SMB. Then turn off the media sharing on your private media share.

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Disable (set to OFF) Media Serving on the Private Share via the My Cloud Dashboard > Shares.

Down side is one won’t be able to access the media with a DLNA client. As Cpt_paranoia indicated this is a “feature” of DLNA, it ignores file permissions.

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Thanks @cpt_paranoia & @Bennor. I disabled media serving on the private share. I’m accessing media through SMB now.

One more question:
In DLNA, I used to get the option of downloading the video. However in SMB, I can not (only streaming is available). Is this also the feature of DLNA? Or, should I try a different App?

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Using what app or program?

Typically when using a file manager app on a mobile device (which I assume is what you are talking about) when one opens a media file the app will use either its own media viewer app or attempt to use the default mobile device media player app.

I use ES File Explorer on my Android devices to copy files from the My Cloud to the local android device.