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bergerpjr
Aspirant
Jul 22, 2016
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readyshare drive not usable in DOS command prompt

I have a C700 Nighthawk - AC 1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router where I setup the ReadyShare USB drive access.

When I type in the UNC path "\\READYSHARE\USB_Storage" and type in the Admin password for write access -- I "can" see the drive/files in Windows File Explorer. I can map this UNC path as a U:\ drive and I can see/access it just fine in the GUI.

However...

Once I switch to a CMD command prompt (even tried as Administrator) -- I can "not" see this U:\ drive. Error message = "The system cannnot find the specified drive".

 

The ReadyShare drive is an external 2TB USB 2.0 drive formatted in Win7 as NTFS.

I'm running Windows 10 v1607.

If I connect the USB drive directly to my computer -- I can see/access this U:\ drive locally and use CMD utilities against it just fine (robobopy.exe).

 

Anyone run into this issue and or know how to get CMD to use/see the ReadyShare in full-access/write mode?

 

thanks...

 

Peter

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  • bergerpjr's avatar
    bergerpjr
    Oct 21, 2016

    Status update: It is working now.?

     

    I've upgraded to the latest Windows 10 version (1607.14951.1000).

    I also upgraded Netgear Genie to v2.4.32.

     

    I "can" now use/see the Readyshare drive in a CMD shell.

    I can run all of the normal DOS commands on this mapped drive just fine.

    I had to tweak my robocopy script to remove the /COPYALL and /ZB parameters as I guess Linux/NAS doesn't support those parameters, but I can now, with the click of a desktop shortcut - synchronize/backup my local files over the network to the NAS drive.

     

    I am not sure if it was the change in Windows or in Genie that did the trick though.

     

    hope this helps others too.

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  • bergerpjr's avatar
    bergerpjr
    Aspirant
    Oct 21, 2016

    Status update: It is working now.?

     

    I've upgraded to the latest Windows 10 version (1607.14951.1000).

    I also upgraded Netgear Genie to v2.4.32.

     

    I "can" now use/see the Readyshare drive in a CMD shell.

    I can run all of the normal DOS commands on this mapped drive just fine.

    I had to tweak my robocopy script to remove the /COPYALL and /ZB parameters as I guess Linux/NAS doesn't support those parameters, but I can now, with the click of a desktop shortcut - synchronize/backup my local files over the network to the NAS drive.

     

    I am not sure if it was the change in Windows or in Genie that did the trick though.

     

    hope this helps others too.

  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Jul 25, 2016

    Hello bergerpjr

     

    I am looking into this I will let you know what I find out.

     

    DarrenM