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The HP Media Vault allows you to store all of your important documents, pictures, music, and video files in one location – on the media vault! After you install the media vault on your network, the PCs on your network are able to access the media vault’s folders and files. You can also share a USB printer with the other computers on your network by connecting a printer to your media vault. (For more information on attaching printers, see Install a printer.)
Backup software and other applications are included with the media vault, but you can get started saving files to the media vault immediately after installation. (For more information on using the backup software, see Backup and restore.)
To help you get started saving and organizing your files, the media vault comes configured with three Shared Folders: FileShare, MediaShare and Backup. Shared Folders are special “top-level” folders where you store files and other folders (called sub-folders). As long as the media vault is powered on and connected to the network, the Shared Folders and all of their files and sub-folders can be accessed by network users.
The following table offers suggestions on which types of files to save to the media vault’s Shared Folders.
Recommendations
| Shared Folders |
Recommended Files |
| FileShare |
Use this folder to store any important files that you want to share across your network. |
| MediaShare |
HP configured this folder to allow media streaming to home entertainment centers. HP does not recommend renaming or deleting this Shared Folder if you are considering using this feature now or at some point in the future to store your music, videos, movies, and digital pictures.
(For more information, see Stream media to your entertainment center.) |
| Backup |
NTI's DriveBackup! defaults to this Shared Folder to store PC system backup files. These are large files containing all of your hard drive's data. (For more information, see Create a drive backup.)
In addition, HP Easy Backup also defaults to this Shared Folder to store folder and file backups. (For more information, see Use Easy Backup.)
HP does not recommend renaming or deleting this Shared Folder if you plan on using HP Easy Backup or NTI's DriveBackup! |
The media vault comes pre-configured with three Shared Folders, which are special “top-level” folders where you store files and other folders (called sub-folders). As long as the media vault is powered on and connected to the network, the Shared Folders and all of their files and sub-folders can be accessed by network users. The three Shared Folders are named:
- FileShare
- MediaShare
- Backup
During the installation process, an HP drive mapping application gives you the opportunity to map drive letters to the Shared Folders on your media vault. Mapping drive letters means assigning “letters” to folder names. This makes it easier to manage files because you can save files and folders to mapped drive letters just as you can to other drive letters on your computer such as the C: and D: drives.
Let’s say you mapped the letter “Z” to FileShare. When you open My Computer, you will see this folder listed under Network Drives as FileShare on ‘HPMediaVault (Hpmediavault)’ (Z:).
If you’re already familiar with networking, you might have used Shared Folders on a networked PC. Note that the term Shared Folders used in reference to the media vault are different folders from those stored on a networked PC. However, the term Shared Folders means the same in both cases: Folders that you set up on a network that are accessible to all network users.
If familiar with networking terms, you might also have heard the phrase “mapping a Share” rather than mapping a Shared Folder. A “Share” means the same as “Shared Folder,” and you can use these terms interchangeably. A Share is a top-level folder that stores other folders within it. For example, FileShare and MediaShare can store other folders. For more information on how to organize your Shared Folders, see Organize your files.
For more information on mapping drive letters, see Map drive letters to Shared Folders.
For information on browsing, accessing, and saving files to the HP Media Vault, see Browse, access, and save your files.
Recommendations for using the Backup Shared Folder are found at the following links: Organize your files, Run automatic backups for important files, and Create a drive backup.
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