# Remote Client "Add" Feature Doesn't Make Sense As-is

**URL:** <https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/remote-client-add-feature-doesnt-make-sense-as-is/635>\
**Category:** New Features\
**Created:** [September 24, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/remote-client-add-feature-doesnt-make-sense-as-is/635 "2017-09-24T19:49:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zimberto\_Caliente](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/user_avatar/discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/zimberto_caliente/32/973_2.png) [@Zimberto\_Caliente](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Zimberto_Caliente)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/remote-client-add-feature-doesnt-make-sense-as-is/635/1 "2017-09-24T19:49:15Z")

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So I’m running the remote client remotely. When I click on the “Add” button the file dialog opens for my local workstation file system, not the media center file system where the recorded files are. Am I misunderstanding something or does this actually not make sense?

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**Author:** ![RBoy](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@RBoy](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/RBoy)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/remote-client-add-feature-doesnt-make-sense-as-is/635/2 "2017-09-25T14:31:04Z")

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You’re correct, the remote client “add” isn’t designed to add local files from remote computer, it’s only designed to work as a status check, stop/starting the engine, changing the engine settings and getting the events/conversion history details.

i.e everything else expect add local files. It can be used to add remote share files as the URL would be accessible by the mcebuddy engine on the host machine.

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**Author:** ![Zimberto\_Caliente](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/user_avatar/discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/zimberto_caliente/32/973_2.png) [@Zimberto\_Caliente](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Zimberto_Caliente)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/remote-client-add-feature-doesnt-make-sense-as-is/635/3 "2017-09-26T03:52:05Z")

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So it’s a feature, not a bug? 🙂 That’s an old joke. 😃

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**Author:** ![RBoy](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@RBoy](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/RBoy)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/remote-client-add-feature-doesnt-make-sense-as-is/635/4 "2017-09-27T00:33:51Z")

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Neither, it just the design. It wasn’t designed to add local files from a remote computer. We could disable the button all together on the remote client as one option but then it would prevent you from adding a network share file. Good point through, will see how to indicate this or alter the button behavior. I’m going to keep this open for now.

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**Author:** ![Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/remote-client-add-feature-doesnt-make-sense-as-is/635/5 "2017-10-17T01:00:54Z")

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Duplicate and fixed here:

> [@Using Remote Client - don't allow local paths](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/feature-using-remote-client-dont-allow-local-paths/754):
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> Using Remote Client and specifying Donator location of Comskip. When I use the browse button it takes me to the client PC rather than the Server. Do all file browse buttons on the client work this way? How can I specify the Comskip folder on the server (engine) PC when using the Remote Client?