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R7000 NAS Drive Can't Delete Files Folders Permissions Issue User \ Nobody
I have the R7000 with a Seagate STBV4000100 4TB USB 3.0 drive connected. I can connect to it just fine, drive shares work etc. From a WIN 7 64bit OS system using windows explorer I can create folders...
After a few reformats of the drive, it worked for me. The files on the eSata drive are exactly like the "standard" Windows Explorer. I can save, load, delete, change properties etc... Since it worked, I had to power down the router once, and after a restart, nothing had changed. Everything still working. (except the bad 5G wifi, and the "freaky" interface, but that was like before)...
ecquack wrote: Workaround:
Connect to the drive via FTP. This allows you to rename and delete files that you can't administer from Windows. It's not a perfect solution but it saves having to unplug the USB drive and move it to the PC temporarily.
I use the freeware FileZilla FTP client and just connect to NETGEAR7.routerlogin.net/shares (I changed my router to the name NETGEAR7- your actual name will be different. I think the default is "FRONTPORT".
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I registered just to throw in my helpful 2¢, and throw credit in reference to the above quote.
Yes, use FileZilla to FTP into the router:
Host: Routername
User: Admin
Pass: Routerpassword
Port: 21
You will have to checkbox the FTP setting ftp://ROUTER.routerlogin.net/shares on the ReadyShare page in the router configuration.
Once you FTP into the router, navigate to the base directory, right click, and choose, "File Permissions".
If all Owner, Group, and Public permissions are checked, the 'Numeric Value' will read 777 (per linux standard). Check that box below that reads, "Recurse into subdirectories" - 'Apply to all files and directories'.
Boom. It changes the permissions on all files, so that you are able to delete via Windows. Problem solved?