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I have a R6700v2 router with a ReadyShare USB drive connected. I'm trying to restore a backup to a laptop which required a clean install of Windows 11. Using ReadyShare Vault software (ver 2.0.10.100...
CME52 wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion of accessing the files directly from the new laptop. I had assumed that they were compacted/encoded by the ReadyShare software, so it would be necessary to use that software to access them. Turns out they are not encoded and readily available to move to the new device. Everything is now resolved. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
ReadySHARE works with most standard file formats. Any encryption is down to whatever software you use to move data between devices.
. Looks like I need to look into a replacement for my 5 year old router...I doubt if that will do much to change matters. Netgear doesn't seem to have changed the basic operation of USB operations. If anything it is removing USB from some newer devices., his has been a big complaint among Orbi users. They originally had a useless USB port. Now even that has gone.
Thanks for the suggestion of accessing the files directly from the new laptop. I had assumed that they were compacted/encoded by the ReadyShare software, so it would be necessary to use that software to access them. Turns out they are not encoded and readily available to move to the new device. Everything is now resolved. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Thanks as well for the heads-up on the SMBv1 vulnerability issue. That might explain why I had intermittent problems accessing the drive. Looks like I need to look into a replacement for my 5 year old router...
CME52 wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion of accessing the files directly from the new laptop. I had assumed that they were compacted/encoded by the ReadyShare software, so it would be necessary to use that software to access them. Turns out they are not encoded and readily available to move to the new device. Everything is now resolved. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
ReadySHARE works with most standard file formats. Any encryption is down to whatever software you use to move data between devices.
. Looks like I need to look into a replacement for my 5 year old router...
I doubt if that will do much to change matters. Netgear doesn't seem to have changed the basic operation of USB operations. If anything it is removing USB from some newer devices., his has been a big complaint among Orbi users. They originally had a useless USB port. Now even that has gone.