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old_newbie
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Nov 25, 2016
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I made a folder on /data using the command line shell. How can I make it show up in the Shares list?

So I logged into my ReadyNAS314 via ssh, went to /data and made a new directory.

 

It works fine, but doesn't appear in the list of shares on the web gui. Is there a way to refresh that list, or is that folder invisible to the web interface?

 

Thanks for any assistance.

  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Nov 25, 2016

    Make a new share with a different name, and move the data into it.  Then delete the old folder, and rename the share.

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User

    old_newbie wrote:

    It works fine, but doesn't appear in the list of shares on the web gui. Is there a way to refresh that list, or is that folder invisible to the web interface?

     

    It is invisible. The web UI creates a share as a btrfs subvolume, which you probably did not do. There are other set-up aspects that need the UI as well.

     

    Why didn't you use the web ui?

    • old_newbie's avatar
      old_newbie
      Aspirant

      Not using the UI was just lack of experience. But now I have lots of data in that folder that I'd like to keep.

       

      What if I made a new share through the UI, and rename my folder to match the name of that share?

       

      Or make a new share, and copy everything over?

       

      Thanks for your help.

      • StephenB's avatar
        StephenB
        Guru - Experienced User

        Make a new share with a different name, and move the data into it.  Then delete the old folder, and rename the share.

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