WDTV - compiling media library for 3 days - lights flashing

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Check the threads, Pip. There has been a lot on the subject. Try this one for a start:

Resolve WDTV "Network shares" and password access problems

I am resurrecting an older, but handy post I made at this forum a few years ago with some updated new comments. A lot of WDTV users think they need to password-protect their WDTV and attached drives. They don’t; unless they have “sensitive” material on it they want to keep from prying eyes. I just have basic music, photos, and videos on mine, so I do not use passwords, and I have easy access to it any time. For those who want, or don’t want to use passwords, here are easy steps from my earli…

And try the ‘search’ function on the subject. The WDTV manual (troubleshooting at the end) says ‘failure to build library’ - make sure the drive is not set to ‘read only.’

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