Can't access Hard Drives other than C

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. File browser starts at My Documents.
2. Go to top level.
3. Stops at C:/ and can't go higher to select other drives.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected to go to a "Computers" list, with all my local hard drives listed.  My 
video files are not stored on my C drive.

What version of VLC Remote are you using?
0.5.5

What version of VLC are you using?
2.0.1

What version of Android are you using?
2.3.4

Which Android device are you using?
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Please provide any additional information below.
This feature (ability to select all local hard drives) is available in the 
similar "VLC Super Duper Remote Android" app by Banamalon, but I prefer your UI.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mattiso...@gmail.com on 30 Mar 2012 at 12:34

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Same symptoms under ICS 4.0.3 on a Hyundai A7 tablet.

Original comment by iwebb...@gmail.com on 24 Apr 2012 at 1:11

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Press menue  Button, then "Parent"

Original comment by esok...@googlemail.com on 24 Apr 2012 at 5:36

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Menu -> Parent when at the top level of your C: drive will take you up to a 
drive listing (although it takes a few seconds to load on my machine).  Once 
you've navigated to your appropriate drive, I recommend selecting Menu -> Set 
As Home so you don't have to jump all the way back up next time.

Original comment by keith.st...@gmail.com on 3 Jan 2013 at 2:56

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I don't have a 'menu' button per say. I have a parent folder button which lets 
me traverse up the directory structure, but when I hit the parent folder button 
it just says 
"It's empty here!
>connection might have lost or VLC is not available.

Ensure that VLC is running, then tap refresh."

It won't load now matter how much I refresh. If click the home button, it loads 
just my docs just fine again.

Original comment by jgilf...@gmail.com on 13 Feb 2015 at 4:45

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forgot to include versions
windows 7
vlc 2.1.5 Rincewind
VLC mobile remote 1.4.4.0

Original comment by jgilf...@gmail.com on 13 Feb 2015 at 4:46

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I used to have this problem. Here's what I do to access other drives on the pc.

1.Run VLC Setup. This will start VLC Media Player on the PC.
2.Cancel VLC Media Player!
3.Open Windows Explorer and double-click on the file you want to view.
  VLC Media Player will start playing the file.
4.Now open VLC Remote. It should detect the file being played by VLC Media 
Player and allow you to control it. If it doesn't then add the computer to VLC 
Remote on the "Computers" screen. Do not run VLC Setup again. Instead manually 
add the computer by specifying its IP Address. 
5. VLC Remote should now find the computer hosting VLC Media Player and ALL its 
drives.

Works for me.

I'm using Windows 8.1, VLC 2.1.5 Rincewind, VLC Setup 5.48 and VLC Mobile 
4.08(001). 

Original comment by iwebb...@gmail.com on 13 Feb 2015 at 10:20

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Thanks for the response. I'm afraid it doesn't work for me. After running the 
installer, when I launch a files from a secondary drive (g:) it starts playing. 
VLC remote recognizes the current playing file and I'm able to control it, but 
if I go to open another file from the remote, it still doesn't allow me to 
navigate to the g: drive. Only the c: drive is available and I get the same 
result as before if I navigate up to the 'my computer' list of drives level, it 
disconnects.

Original comment by jgilf...@gmail.com on 13 Feb 2015 at 10:35

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I am having similar issue as #7, it is not possible to access any other 
harddrive besides C:/
This is happening for me on a Mac, running Mavericks

Original comment by Jalalal...@gmail.com on 1 Mar 2015 at 3:23

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A very unconvenient workaround is to edit the application configuration file 
(you will need to be root to do so).
The file to edit is:
/data/data/org.peterbaldwin.client.android.vlcremote/shared_prefs/preferences.xm
l

Just replace the path in the "browse_directory" key with any local path on your 
computer.

Original comment by kevinferrare on 15 Mar 2015 at 4:07