How to Connect a Network Drive (SMB/NAS) to a Chromebook
Want to browse a home NAS or a Windows shared folder from your Chromebook's Files app? Here's how to set up a native SMB network share connection.
3 min readAuthor: Chriss Rakoot
Chriss Rakoot writes and maintains the repair guides on ChromebookFixes. He trained as an engineer, specialized in IT and computer-systems maintenance, and worked for years as an in-person trainer in that field before moving his teaching online. Guides are reviewed and updated when ChromeOS changes.
How to Export and Import Bookmarks on a Chromebook
Backing up your bookmarks or moving them to another browser? Here's how to export and import bookmarks as an HTML file on a Chromebook.
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How to Use Clipboard History on a Chromebook
Copied something and lost it? ChromeOS keeps a short clipboard history you can reopen and paste from — here's how to use it.
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How to Use Dark Mode and Night Light on a Chromebook
Ease eye strain and save battery with ChromeOS's Dark theme and Night Light — here's how to turn them on, schedule them, and what each one actually does.
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How to Change the Screen Saver on a Chromebook
Want a photo slideshow or clock to show when your Chromebook is idle? Here's how to set up and customize the ChromeOS screen saver.
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Acer Chromebook Screen Flickering: How to Fix It
Acer Chromebook screen flickering or garbled? Acer's documented display bugs by model, the power-off and Refresh + Power fixes, and when it's hardware.
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Dell Chromebook Won’t Turn On: How to Fix It
Dell Chromebook dead? Storage mode, battery cut-off, the Power Companion bug, LED meanings, Dell's resets and what owners report on the 3100 and 3110.
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ASUS Chromebook Frozen or Unresponsive: How to Fix It
Frozen ASUS Chromebook? Use Refresh + Power (Volume Up + Power on detachables), unplug USB devices, then run ASUS's Diagnostics memory test.
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Samsung Chromebook Trackpad Not Working: How to Fix It
Samsung's own touchpad check, the warm-trackpad pattern Galaxy Chromebook owners report, model notes, reset combos and Samsung repair options.
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Lenovo Chromebook Touchscreen Not Working: How to Fix It
Touch and non-touch Lenovo twins, the documented 300e 2nd Gen bug, Duet 3 firmware reports, ghost touch shutoff and Lenovo repair steps.
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