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Asked: 2026-06-15T11:59:52+00:00

String sharedLocation = \\\\hostname new File(sharedLocation).list() returns null. exists() returns false as well. I

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String sharedLocation = "\\\\hostname"

new File(sharedLocation).list() returns null. exists() returns false as well. I do not know if this is something related to permissions. I am running the script on Windows.

Instead when I open via Windows -> Run and type in \\hostname, the shared folders are listed as a part of auto-complete in the Run window drop down. Why can’t I do the same with my java/groovy script? Is there a way to do this?

EDIT: Pardon the typo. The backslash was already escaped.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The backslashes in your string resolve to \hostname. If you want to get \\hostname, you must have two backslashes and escape them properly

    String sharedLocation = "\\\\hostname"

    File is for existing files, but \\hostname is not a file or directory, but only a part of it. When you use \\hostname\share, you can list() all files in this share.

    For listing shares, you can look at this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/8480995/1741542, which suggests using the The Java CIFS Client Library.

    With listRoots you can see already mounted shares.

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