I want to use Wiim Ultra USB memory like NAS

[tompson009]

Hi.
I am using Wiim Ultra with USB Memory.
I want to up and down load song files freely like NAS.
Can I do it like shared folder or do it with Filezila?
Cause It's quite troublesome to take out and plug in the USB memory evertime I add new songs.

 

[Burnside]

No, not currently possible

 

[zh_chx]

Hi.
I am using Wiim Ultra with USB Memory.
I want to up and down load song files freely like NAS.
Can I do it like shared folder or do it with Filezila?
Cause It's quite troublesome to take out and plug in the USB memory evertime I add new songs.

Participate the beta test for samba.

 

[Burnside]

Participate the beta test for samba.

That has nothing to do with a connected usb drive

 

[zh_chx]

That has nothing to do with a connected usb drive

Got it, thx. It is to access samba servers, not to become the server.

 

[zh_chx]

Hi.
I am using Wiim Ultra with USB Memory.
I want to up and down load song files freely like NAS.
Can I do it like shared folder or do it with Filezila?
Cause It's quite troublesome to take out and plug in the USB memory evertime I add new songs.

You can create a new thread under "

Feature Requests for WiiM Ultra".​

 

[d6jg]

Unless WiiM add a Samba server to the devices then it won’t work.
I see the USB storage support as only suitable for libraries with few changes. Every time you plug and unplug a USB you need it to be totally inactive else you risk corruption

 

[hgo58]

"Every time you plug and unplug a USB you need it to be totally inactive else you risk corruption"

That's not the case. There is no problem in disconnecting a USB drive in the middle of reading. It's only after a scanning it should not be disconnected in the short period when it writes the index file back to the drive.

 

[d6jg]

"Every time you plug and unplug a USB you need it to be totally inactive else you risk corruption"

That's not the case. There is no problem in disconnecting a USB drive in the middle of reading. It's only after a scanning it should not be disconnected in the short period when it writes the index file back to the drive.

Yes you are correct but I think you know what I mean. You have to also make sure it’s not being written to when you unplug from PC.
Plugging and unplugging to add new stuff on a frequent basis just isn’t an optimum approach.

 

[Steve Woodhouse]

Plugging and unplugging to add new stuff on a frequent basis just isn’t an optimum approach.

The very reason this would be a useful feature.

 

[Burnside]

Interesting to see that BlueSound have a similar view to me, @d6jg et al: “If you anticipate making frequent updates to your connected USB library, it is recommended to configure the library as a NAS drive and connect it to your BluOS Players as a Network Share”

 

[GTS]

Did anybody notice that the WiiM Ultra USB shows up as a network device in Windows, and that you can copy a file from WiiM to PC but not from PC to WiiM? It sure would be handy to copy a new album directly from PC to Ultra USB over the network. Does anybody know if there has been either progress on this or a hard pass from the developers? Thanks.

 

[Burnside]

Did anybody notice that the WiiM Ultra USB shows up as a network device in Windows, and that you can copy a file from WiiM to PC but not from PC to WiiM? It sure would be handy to copy a new album directly from PC to Ultra USB over the network. Does anybody know if there has been either progress on this or a hard pass from the developers? Thanks.

Hadn’t noticed that tbh, but it appears that Windows does allow you to access media servers at the file level in explorer which I guess has some sort of logic to it.

The feature to write to usb attached drives on the Ultra has been mentioned but as far as I recall, WiiM haven’t said anything one way or the other. Try raising a ticket and asking them directly via the more/feedback section in the app and let us know how you get on

 

[GTS]

Will do. Thank you.

 

[DoubleTap]

I had my Wiim Pro connected to my Synology but I couldn't get it working on my Ultra (I don't use the Synology often enough to remember how I did it) so I just bought a 512GB flash drive and copied the music over. It works fine but I wish there was a decent interface for the screen...

 

[simbun]

I had my Wiim Pro connected to my Synology but I couldn't get it working on my Ultra (I don't use the Synology often enough to remember how I did it)

If all your devices are on a single network, installing MinimServer or Plex (more resource hungry and complicated but better UI in the WHA) on the Synology should be all that's required.

It works fine but I wish there was a decent interface for the screen...

It sounds like a browsing interface for the Ultra is in the works. Whether a 3.5" browsing interface can be called decent is another question

 

[harkpabst]

Did anybody notice that the WiiM Ultra USB shows up as a network device in Windows, and that you can copy a file from WiiM to PC but not from PC to WiiM?

Is that Windows 11 or Windows 10?

I cannot access the files on my WiiM Amp Pro (Firmware 5.2.637753, which appears to be the current version) media server through Windows Explorer on Windows 10, but I can e.g. access the files on my Synology media server.

Could it be that this has been added just recently on the Ultra? The WiiM Amp Pro FW has not been updated since early December 2024 ...

 

[Burnside]

I can see the usb drive contents on my Amp Pro on that same version of firmware, but from Windows 11

 

[harkpabst]

So, we have yet to find out if this difference is due to different OS versions, different WiiM device capabilities or some difference in configuration. Hmmm.

 

[GTS]

Is that Windows 11 or Windows 10?

I cannot access the files on my WiiM Amp Pro (Firmware 5.2.637753, which appears to be the current version) media server through Windows Explorer on Windows 10, but I can e.g. access the files on my Synology media server.

Could it be that this has been added just recently on the Ultra? The WiiM Amp Pro FW has not been updated since early December 2024 ...

I can see the WiiM USB drive on both Windows 10 and 11. I only tried a file transfer on 11.