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Accessing a Readyshare Drive Without Router
I had a Nighthawk X6 which I just got rid of. While it was still in service at my house, I had a readshare drive going. Now that I've sold it, is there anyway to get to the files on my USB drive that...
It's a WD Easystore. I don't believe the model matters. I wasn't suggesting anything is broken. I'm trying to understand how to get files off of a USB device that was used as any readyshare drive. I'm fairly certain the issue has nothing to do with the model of the drive.
That said, the first thing I did was connect it to a Windows 10 machine and a Macbook Pro. It powers up but whatever file system it is, neither Windows or a Mac can read it. That was the purpose of my question. Sorry I wasn't more clear. I assumed most people would realize I didn't just guess that it wouldn't work and that I had actually tried to plug it into a computer before creating an account to ask for help.
So, if Netgear isn't using a proprietary file system of some kind, am I to assume it's ext3 or maybe ext4?
> [...] I assumed [...]
I've wasted too much of my life doing that. And I learned something
from watching "Desk Set" (1957).
> [...] am I to assume it's ext3 or maybe ext4?
You have my permission to assume whatever you'd like. I know nothing
about how that volume was configured (or on what), so I know nothing
except that a User Manual for a typical Netgear router with USB storage
support includes a section with a title like "USB device requirements",
where I'd expect to find a list of supported file systems.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number
-- Hint: "Nighthawk X6" is not it. Look for "Model" on the product
label. -- and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least).
Read. Look for "USB".
Brilliant. If you don't know the answer, just keep scrolling. Poinless comments and your mindless musings aren't impressing anyone but yourself. I read the manual and spent several hours reading online before posting here as a last resort. That was obviously just more wasted time since nobody here seems to know how readshare works either.
Have a nice life, Ace.