To add a network folder that isn't indexed to a library
Windows 8 includes the Xbox Music app that can utilise the Music library. If you use a separate NAS (Network Attached Storage device.) you can not link a Music share on the NAS to the Music library as the share can not be indexed.
The easiest way to do this is to make the folder available offline first. Then add the offline folder to a library by following the steps earlier in this topic. You're done. (This may require a great deal of local storage.)
If you don't want to make the folder available offline because you don't want to keep the folder contents on your PC, follow these steps to add the folder to a library. Note that doing this will make searching, sorting, and filtering in the whole library slow. For best results, it is recommend creating a new library for the network folder alone.
Tap or click to open Computer.
Create a folder on your hard drive for your network folders, for example c:\share.
Create another folder within that folder, for example c:\share\music.
Select the subfolder you just created, tap or click the Home tab, tap or click Easy access, choose Include in library, and then select the library to which you want to add the folder.
Delete the folder.
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, then click Search.).
Enter cmd in the search box, and then tap or click Apps.
Press and hold or right-click Command Prompt in the search results, and then tap or click Run as administrator.
Enter mklink /d, and then enter the path of the folder you just deleted and the path of the network folder. For example, mklink /d c:\share\music \\server\music. This creates what is called a symbolic link.
Start Media Player and ensure the Music Library contains the list of music files on the NAS.
3rd party application
Win7 Library Tool that gets over the problem off remote location thatcan’t be indexed.
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