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Droid NAS on Windows Pc

Developed By: Code Sector

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 1.822 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.1
Size 1.5 MB
Release Date May 02, 13
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]

What's New:
OS X Mavericks workaround:Press Cmd+K in Finder and enter IP address AND share:smb://IP_ADDRESS:Port/Sharefor example:smb://192.168.1.2:7777/SD Card [see more]

Description from Developer:
Droid NAS allows you to share folders over a Wi-Fi network, making your Android device visible as a Bonjour computer in Finder on your Mac. Turn your phone or tablet into a wireles... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Droid NAS and install on Windows PC. Droid NAS is free Productivity app, developed by Code Sector. Latest version of Droid NAS is 1.1, was released on 2013-05-02 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Droid NAS is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,822 users, 935 users had rated it 5*, 324 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Droid NAS on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Droid NAS on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Droid NAS on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Droid NAS using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Droid NAS" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Droid NAS on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Droid NAS" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.1.

Download Droid NAS 1.1 on Windows PC – 1.5 MB

Droid NAS allows you to share folders over a Wi-Fi network, making your Android device visible as a Bonjour computer in Finder on your Mac. Turn your phone or tablet into a wireless flash drive with a single tap!

Different profiles can be used to quickly choose which folders to share. Assign your home or office Wi-Fi networks to profiles and Droid NAS will auto-select profiles on start.

You can additionally share any folder on your device (including external SD cards) or remove unnecessary shares. Just tap and hold on the list of shares.

Supported systems:

- Mac OS X.
- Android: apps like ES File Explorer, Solid Explorer, GTVBox Video Player.
- Windows is NOT supported because it can't connect to SMB servers via a non-standard port.
- Linux most probably also won't work.

Keywords: SMB, CIFS, Server, file, transfer, download, upload, copy.
OS X Mavericks workaround:
Press Cmd+K in Finder and enter IP address AND share:
smb://IP_ADDRESS:Port/Share
for example:
smb://192.168.1.2:7777/SD Card
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.