# Unable to share External Storage

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/unable-to-share-external-storage/241755>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Tags:** github\_issue\_exists, external\_storage, app\_api, docker, nc33, docker-compose, sharing\
**Created:** [March 14, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/unable-to-share-external-storage/241755 "2026-03-14T12:43:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![jameswyper](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jameswyper/32/77455_2.png) [@jameswyper](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/jameswyper)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/unable-to-share-external-storage/241755/3 "2026-03-14T20:46:10Z")

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Yeah, it’s a bug. See below - sharing enabled

 ![image](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/0/a02821aa9cd364858298969f100740ff9911f189.png)

Yet the UI says sharing is OFF

 ![image](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/9/998e28e3286715cd191a2c40cc4b7f998f9b440e.png)

backend says it’s ON

```auto

COPYING apps config cron.php dist lib ocs package.json resources themes
root@47ceae2d9221:/var/www/html# php occ files_external:list
+----------+------------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| Mount ID | Mount Point | Storage | Authentication Type | Configuration | Options | Applicable Users | Applicable Groups |
+----------+------------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+
| 1 | /Video | Local | None | datadir: "\/video" | readonly: true | All | |
| 2 | /Photos-Readonly | Local | None | datadir: "\/photoro" | readonly: true | james | readonly |
| 3 | /Photos-Editable | Local | None | datadir: "\/photo" | | james | admin |
| 4 | /Software | Local | None | datadir: "\/software", isExternal: "1" | encrypt: "1", previews: "", enable_sharing: "1", filesystem_check_changes: "0", encoding_compatibility: "", readonly: "" | All | |
+----------+------------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------+-------------------+

```

I’ll file an issue

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