Network folder access denied after setting "Allow" permissions to folder for Group

The folder TestProj is a shared folder at the root of a host server's E:\ drive. I made a new group called WebDevGroup with the user WebDev inside it. I assigned WebDevGroup the permissions to the TestProj folder below. Despite these permissions, I cannot open the folder when logged in as WebDev.

How can I [successfully] grant users in WebDevGroup Allow permissions to specific network folders?

What I Googled & tried:

• I ensured there was not a shared folder in the hierarchy above TestProj that I needed to additionally grant WebDev access to.
  • (Even so, I still logged into the host server and additionally granted WebDevGroup explicit Allow permissions to the host server's E:\ drive anyway, just in case.)
• I logged out/logged into the WebDev account multiple times.
• I deleted the local WebDev user profile so the PC would rebuild the profile on next login.
• I logged in as WebDev on a different PC & attempted to access TestProj.
• I ran gpresult /r /scope:user (seen below) to confirm WebDev was a member of WebDevGroup.
• I applied the Allow permissions to WebDev directly instead of to WebDevGroup.

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If you're accessing the folder through its share-name, permissions on the share are also required.

They are found in the Properties of the share, Sharing tab, Advanced Sharing.

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