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dbwalton
Aspirant
Oct 14, 2022

Netgear Nighthawk X4 AC3250 R7500 READYSHARE drive denying write access.

I have a USB drive connected to my router's USB port.   In the past, I have never had issues with permission, but I recently put a different drive on my router and now there are certain folders in Wi...
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dbwalton
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Oct 17, 2022

You'd think someone from Netgear, at the very least, would have responded by now.  I'm not impressed.

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    DexterJB
    NETGEAR Moderator
    Oct 27, 2022

    Hi @dbwalton, we'd like to know the following:

     

    What is the firmware version of the R7500?

    What is the capacity of the new drive?

    What is the capacity of the old drive?

    Have you tried testing a 3rd drive with smaller capacity?

    Does the old drive still work with the router?

    Does the issue persist on all USB ports?

     

    NETGEAR Team