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Local network shared folder access without using File Explorer?
I was trying to be specific in my post title but I should be a bit more expansive:
I find Windows File Explorer chokes when copying multiple large files to/from my media server on my LAN. The media server is a Mac mini with AFP and SMB enabled so all devices on my LAN may access it (Android phones/tablets, Win10/Win11 PCs, and Macs). The problem is that, on my (fully updated) Win10 desktop (a 10th gen Intel i9 Lenovo which is, in all other respects, quite fast and reliable), managing the media files (videos mostly)—copying—often hangs File Explorer if I attempt to do other things in File Explorer. I do not see such behavior with locally mounted drives.
After mounting the remote server on the Lenovo, I've been successfully using FreeFileSync to do some updates but I'd rather not have to "configure a sync task" every time I want to do management; rather, I'd just prefer to click and drag -or- click and then click a function button (like "copy>").
Will something like DoubleCommander do what I'm looking to do? I'm thinking that if I just leave File Explorer out of this mix, I'd be better off. Do apps like DoubleCommander facilitate mounting the remote volume without having to do it in File Explorer?
Thanks in advance for the sage advice I'll know I'll find here.