diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9af92b6..06c2c32 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ JWT_SECRET=change_me_in_production_use_a_long_random_string
 # Der Pfad wird 1:1 in den Container gemountet, d.h. /media bleibt /media.
 # Beispiel: AUDIOFILES_PATH=/media
 AUDIOFILES_PATH=./audiofiles
+
+# Optionaler zweiter Pfad (NAS-Share, USB-Platte, neuer Mount).
+# Wird ebenfalls 1:1 gemountet. Nach Setzen: docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d
+# Beispiel: EXTRA_AUDIO_PATH=/mnt/nas-hoerbuecher
+# EXTRA_AUDIO_PATH=
 DATABASE_URL=sqlite+aiosqlite:////app/data/db/audiolib.db
 HLS_CACHE_DIR=/app/data/hls_cache
 COVERS_DIR=/app/data/covers
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/filebrowser.py b/backend/app/routers/filebrowser.py
index 2e01d96..a715a73 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/filebrowser.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/filebrowser.py
@@ -35,3 +35,64 @@ async def browse(
     parent = parent_path if parent_path != path else None
 
     return {"path": path, "parent": parent, "entries": entries}
+
+
+@router.get("/diagnose")
+async def diagnose(_admin: User = Depends(require_admin)):
+    """Zeigt was der Backend-Container sieht: Bind-Mounts und Top-Level-Verzeichnisse."""
+    # Aktive Mounts aus /proc/self/mountinfo
+    mounts = []
+    try:
+        with open("/proc/self/mountinfo", "r") as f:
+            for line in f:
+                parts = line.split()
+                # Format: id parent major:minor root mount_point options - fstype source super_options
+                if len(parts) < 10 or "-" not in parts:
+                    continue
+                sep = parts.index("-")
+                mount_point = parts[4]
+                fstype = parts[sep + 1] if sep + 1 < len(parts) else "?"
+                source = parts[sep + 2] if sep + 2 < len(parts) else "?"
+                # Interne Kernel-Mounts überspringen
+                if any(mount_point.startswith(p) for p in ("/proc", "/sys", "/dev", "/etc/", "/run", "/tmp")):
+                    continue
+                if mount_point in ("/", "/etc/resolv.conf", "/etc/hostname", "/etc/hosts"):
+                    continue
+                mounts.append({
+                    "mountPoint": mount_point,
+                    "fsType": fstype,
+                    "source": source,
+                })
+    except Exception as e:
+        mounts_error = str(e)
+    else:
+        mounts_error = None
+
+    # Top-Level-Verzeichnisse die im Container existieren und für Hörbücher in Frage kommen
+    candidates = ["/audiofiles", "/mnt", "/media", "/srv", "/home", "/app/data"]
+    roots = []
+    for p in candidates:
+        if os.path.isdir(p):
+            try:
+                entries = os.listdir(p)
+                roots.append({
+                    "path": p,
+                    "exists": True,
+                    "entryCount": len([e for e in entries if not e.startswith(".")]),
+                })
+            except PermissionError:
+                roots.append({"path": p, "exists": True, "entryCount": None, "permError": True})
+        else:
+            roots.append({"path": p, "exists": False})
+
+    return {
+        "mounts": mounts,
+        "mountsError": mounts_error,
+        "candidateRoots": roots,
+        "hint": (
+            "Pfade die hier NICHT in 'mounts' auftauchen, sind im Container nicht sichtbar. "
+            "Sie müssen in docker-compose.yml als Volume gemountet werden — "
+            "z.B. via EXTRA_AUDIO_PATH=/dein/host/pfad in der .env und dann "
+            "'docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d'."
+        ),
+    }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 96f527d..a73b610 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./data:/app/data
       - ${AUDIOFILES_PATH:-./audiofiles}:${AUDIOFILES_PATH:-/audiofiles}:ro
+      # Zusätzlicher Pfad (NAS-Share, USB-Platte, weiterer Mount):
+      # Setze EXTRA_AUDIO_PATH=/host/pfad in .env. Default ist ein No-Op.
+      - ${EXTRA_AUDIO_PATH:-./data}:${EXTRA_AUDIO_PATH:-/extra_audio_unused}:ro
     expose:
       - "8000"
     depends_on: []
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/FileBrowser.tsx b/frontend/src/components/common/FileBrowser.tsx
index 943079e..c10866a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/FileBrowser.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/FileBrowser.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
-import { Folder, ChevronRight, ChevronUp, X, Check, Loader2, FileAudio } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Folder, ChevronRight, ChevronUp, X, Check, Loader2, FileAudio, AlertCircle, Info } from 'lucide-react'
 import api from '../../api/client'
 
 interface Entry { name: string; path: string; isDir: boolean }
+interface MountInfo { mountPoint: string; fsType: string; source: string }
+interface RootInfo { path: string; exists: boolean; entryCount?: number | null; permError?: boolean }
 
 interface Props {
   initialPath?: string
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ export default function FileBrowser({ initialPath = '/', onSelect, onClose }: Pr
   const [parent, setParent] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  const [showDiagnose, setShowDiagnose] = useState(false)
+  const [diagnose, setDiagnose] = useState<{ mounts: MountInfo[]; candidateRoots: RootInfo[]; hint: string } | null>(null)
 
   const load = async (p: string) => {
     setLoading(true)
@@ -32,26 +36,83 @@ export default function FileBrowser({ initialPath = '/', onSelect, onClose }: Pr
     }
   }
 
+  const loadDiagnose = async () => {
+    try {
+      const r = await api.get('/api/filebrowser/diagnose')
+      setDiagnose(r.data)
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
   useEffect(() => { load(initialPath) }, [])
+  useEffect(() => { loadDiagnose() }, [])
+
+  const visibleRoots = diagnose?.candidateRoots?.filter((r) => r.exists) || []
+  const quickPaths = ['/audiofiles', ...visibleRoots.map((r) => r.path).filter((p) => p !== '/audiofiles'), '/']
 
   return (
     <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-black/70 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4" onClick={onClose}>
       <div
         className="bg-surface border border-divider rounded-xl w-full max-w-lg flex flex-col"
-        style={{ maxHeight: '80vh' }}
+        style={{ maxHeight: '85vh' }}
         onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
       >
         {/* Header */}
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-3 border-b border-divider flex-shrink-0">
           <h3 className="text-ink" style={{ fontSize: '13px', fontWeight: 600 }}>Ordner auswählen</h3>
-          <button onClick={onClose} className="text-muted hover:text-ink transition-colors">
-            <X size={16} />
-          </button>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setShowDiagnose(!showDiagnose)}
+              className={`p-1 transition-colors ${showDiagnose ? 'text-primary' : 'text-muted hover:text-ink'}`}
+              title="Container-Mounts anzeigen"
+            >
+              <Info size={14} />
+            </button>
+            <button onClick={onClose} className="text-muted hover:text-ink transition-colors">
+              <X size={16} />
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
 
+        {/* Diagnose-Panel */}
+        {showDiagnose && diagnose && (
+          <div className="px-4 py-3 border-b border-divider bg-card flex-shrink-0 overflow-y-auto" style={{ maxHeight: '40vh' }}>
+            <p className="text-muted mb-2" style={{ fontSize: '11px', fontWeight: 600 }}>Aktive Volume-Mounts im Container:</p>
+            {diagnose.mounts.length === 0 ? (
+              <p className="text-muted" style={{ fontSize: '11px' }}>Keine Mounts gefunden</p>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="space-y-0.5 mb-3">
+                {diagnose.mounts.map((m, i) => (
+                  <div key={i} className="font-mono text-ink truncate" style={{ fontSize: '10px' }}>
+                    <span className="text-primary">{m.mountPoint}</span>
+                    <span className="text-muted"> ({m.fsType})</span>
+                  </div>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <p className="text-muted mb-1" style={{ fontSize: '11px', fontWeight: 600 }}>Top-Level-Verzeichnisse:</p>
+            <div className="space-y-0.5 mb-3">
+              {diagnose.candidateRoots.map((r) => (
+                <div key={r.path} className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono" style={{ fontSize: '10px' }}>
+                  {r.exists ? (
+                    <span className="text-primary">✓</span>
+                  ) : (
+                    <span className="text-muted2">×</span>
+                  )}
+                  <span className={r.exists ? 'text-ink' : 'text-muted2 line-through'}>{r.path}</span>
+                  {r.exists && r.entryCount !== null && r.entryCount !== undefined && (
+                    <span className="text-muted">({r.entryCount} Einträge)</span>
+                  )}
+                  {r.permError && <span className="text-yellow-400">(kein Zugriff)</span>}
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-muted leading-relaxed" style={{ fontSize: '10px' }}>{diagnose.hint}</p>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         {/* Quick access */}
         <div className="flex gap-1 px-3 py-2 border-b border-divider flex-shrink-0 overflow-x-auto">
-          {['/audiofiles', '/data', '/media', '/'].map((p) => (
+          {quickPaths.map((p) => (
             <button key={p} onClick={() => load(p)}
               className={`flex-shrink-0 px-2 py-1 rounded transition-colors ${path === p ? 'bg-primary-dim text-primary' : 'text-muted hover:text-ink hover:bg-card'}`}
               style={{ fontSize: '11px' }}>
@@ -77,7 +138,19 @@ export default function FileBrowser({ initialPath = '/', onSelect, onClose }: Pr
               <Loader2 size={24} className="text-primary animate-spin" />
             </div>
           ) : error ? (
-            <p className="text-red-400 px-4 py-6" style={{ fontSize: '13px' }}>{error}</p>
+            <div className="px-4 py-6">
+              <div className="flex items-start gap-2 mb-3">
+                <AlertCircle size={16} className="text-red-400 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
+                <p className="text-red-400" style={{ fontSize: '13px' }}>{error}</p>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-muted" style={{ fontSize: '11px' }}>
+                Falls dein Mount auf der Host-Maschine existiert, aber hier nicht sichtbar ist: er muss
+                in <span className="font-mono text-ink">docker-compose.yml</span> als Volume gemountet werden.
+                Setze <span className="font-mono text-ink">EXTRA_AUDIO_PATH=/dein/pfad</span> in der <span className="font-mono text-ink">.env</span> und
+                starte mit <span className="font-mono text-ink">docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d</span> neu.
+                Klick oben auf <Info size={11} className="inline" /> für Details.
+              </p>
+            </div>
           ) : entries.length === 0 ? (
             <p className="text-muted px-4 py-6" style={{ fontSize: '13px' }}>Ordner ist leer</p>
           ) : (