Use the server's share list as the root of SMB share
Let’s say that there is a file server named “A”. A has several network shares, like B1,B2,B3, … B9. On Windows, if you type \\A
in the address bar of File Explorer, it shows all the shares of A (B1,B2,B3, …B9). If you have navigated into \\A\B1\C\D
, you can click A
in the address bar to go to the list of A’s share list.
On Gnome Files, however, if I go “Other Locations” → “Connect to Server”, and type smb://A
and connect to it, it first shows A’s shares (B1,B2,B3, …B9) under the address of Windows shares on A
, but if I navigate into a share, the root becomes that share’s name. that is, if I have double-clicked "B1", then "C", then "D", so that the location is smb://A/B1/C/D
, Gnome File's address bar's the root becomes B1 on A
, so I cannot jump to A’s share list, unlike Windows. I find this rather inconvenient. Unless there is a specific reason why B1 on A
, instead of smb://A
or Windows shares on A
should be the root, how about changing it to the server's share list like Windows, so that users can navigate to the server's share list easily?