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warefamily359
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Nov 03, 2020

netgear 6300v2

I have a seagate 4 TB backup hard drive that it will not show on the Netgear c6300.  Thank you for any walkthroughs. Appreciate it.
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 04, 2020
warefamily359 wrote:

I have a seagate 4 TB backup hard drive that it will not show on the Netgear c6300. 

Are we talking about ReadySHARE? ReadyCLOUD? Something else?

 

ReadySHARE USB is a crude alternative to grown up network attached storage (NAS). Only some drives are compatible.

 

This list will give you some clues, although it is far from comprehensive:

 

ReadySHARE USB Drives Compatibility List | Answer | NETGEAR Support

 

Sadly, "seagate 4 TB" could be one of dozen of devices.

 

4TB is about the limit, and even there you have to get the right formatting and have drive with no partitions.

 

This issue is a regular around here. You might find something useful with a search.

 

You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers about your hardware, in the appropriate section for your device. That's probably here:

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