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R6300 Readyshare Volume names suddenly replaced by Share names - How to reverse this change?
My R6300 is a few years old now, and the Readyshare feature has been working okay. I had it set up so the 2TB drive mounted on my Mac and my two PCs on startup, and on all machines it would mount and...
Hi @momar,
You should be able to change the share name again from "USB_Storage" to "Photos" and have it show up on your devices. You may follow the steps below.
1. Access the router's UI.
2. Go to Advanced > ReadySHARE > Advanced Settings.
3. Click on the radio button beside the share name and click on "Edit".
4. A window will pop up allowing you to edit the share name from "USB_Storage" to "Photos" or any of your preferred name. The click on Apply.
5. The share name should now be changed and typing smb://readyshare/Photos should direct you to the ReadySHARE drive.
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Hi @momar,
You should be able to change the share name again from "USB_Storage" to "Photos" and have it show up on your devices. You may follow the steps below.
1. Access the router's UI.
2. Go to Advanced > ReadySHARE > Advanced Settings.
3. Click on the radio button beside the share name and click on "Edit".
4. A window will pop up allowing you to edit the share name from "USB_Storage" to "Photos" or any of your preferred name. The click on Apply.
5. The share name should now be changed and typing smb://readyshare/Photos should direct you to the ReadySHARE drive.
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Thanks so much! I didn't know my browser was blocking the pop-up window! Without your description, I'd probably never have noticed the icon in the address bar!
