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I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS.

I remember having a link in Nautilus that I used to browse network shares with in the past. I don't remember exactly but I think it was "Windows network" or "Browse network".

Now I can't find this on my current installation, there's only "Connect to server", but this is not what I want. Is there a way to put that link there?

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On my 16.04 Network is between Trash and Computer in the left. It has Windows Network inside.

If it really missed - you can reinstall gvfs-backends with 

sudo apt-get install --reinstall gvfs-backends
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Yes, you're right, the feature is called "Browse Network" and it was reported here.

Browse Network in Nautilus

While they work on a fix, maybe you can try the following:

  1. Click on Connect to Server and in the requested Server Address write: network://

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  1. Press Connect and the "Windows Network" will show up on the folder. enter image description here

Also you can try to reinstall the package:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall gvfs-backends -y

Hope this helps.

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  • Interesting. I can actually type the location network:/// and than I see the Windows Network icon, but clicking it pups up an error: "Failed to retrieve share list from server: No such file or directory"
    – user568021
    Jan 3, 2018 at 12:28

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