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ReadySHARE Storage < 200 MB
Posting here since Netduma does not handle ReadyShare troubleshooting. I have a NETGEAR XR1000 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router and a compatible external hard drive (WD My Book 2 TB model WDBYCC0020HBK-N...
When I checked the HDD there were no folders within it as I had reformatted it to AFPS (non encrypted). I then made a new folder named USBStorage and also renamed the HDD that:
Seems like you might be right about this being unsupported. I'm hoping that the next one I buy doesn't have the same problem.
I'm afraid we can't see that screenshot just yet as it's not been moderated. Perhaps try attaching it to the post instead of pasting it in?
Are there any partitions on the drive that match the size your router appears to be detecting? If so, is that partition any different in terms of formatting etc to the one you're trying to mount here?
There is just one partition that I can tell from Disk Utility. I'm going to do a factory reset on my router for another issue and then try this again. Are there any well-written setup tutorials on this community board that you recommend I use?
In terms of setup tutorials for readySHARE specifically, I'm not aware of any, you could try following this if you haven't already:
https://kb.netgear.com/20129/Creating-a-ReadySHARE-Network-Folder-and-Permission-Editing
In terms of setup guides for DumaOS, you can find all of our optimal settings guides here:
https://support.netduma.com/support/solutions/folders/16000090646