The Smb4K Handbook

Alexander Reinholdt (alexander.reinholdt AT kdemail.net)

Revision Smb4K 4.0.6 (2026-01-26)

Copyright © 2005-2026 Alexander Reinholdt

Smb4K is an advanced network neighborhood browser and Samba share mounting utility.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Using Smb4K

Running Smb4K

The Main Window

The Network Neighborhood Browser

Browsing
Searching
Actions and Popup Menu
Tooltips
Mounting Shares
Printing Files on Remote Printers
Previewing Shares
Providing Authentication Information
Defining Custom Settings
Adding Bookmarks

The Mounted Shares View

Different Views
Actions and Popup Menu
Tooltips
Inaccessible Shares
Shares Owned by Other Users
Icons
Drag-and-Drop
Unmounting Shares
Defining Custom Settings
Synchronization
Opening a Share

The System Tray Widget

Location and Usage
Menus and Menu Items

The Plasmoid

Network Neighborhood Tab
Mounted Shares Tab
Bookmarks Tab
Profiles Tab
Configuration Tab

Adding Bookmarks
Accessing and Managing Bookmarks
Editing Bookmarks

Custom Settings

Using Custom Settings
Adding Custom Settings
Editing Custom Settings

Enabling and Managing Profiles
Activating a Profile

Notifications

Default Behavior
Managing Notifications

Trouble Shooting

Missing Programs
Zeroconf Error
Denied Privilege Escalation
Mounting Problems Under BSD
Other Desktop Environments Than Plasma™

3. Configuring Smb4K

User Interface

Main Window
Network Neighborhood
Shares View

Basic Settings
Advanced Settings

Basic Settings
Common Mount Settings (Linux® only)
Advanced Mount Settings (Linux® only)
Mount Settings (BSD only)

Synchronization

Basic Settings
File Handling
File Attributes & Ownership
File Transfer
File Deletion
Filtering
Miscellaneous

Authentication

Custom Settings

Settings
Profiles

4. Command Reference

The File Menu
The Network Menu
The Shares Menu
The Bookmarks Menu
The Settings Menu
The Help Menu

5. Reporting Bugs

6. Credits and License