ReadyNAS 424 Egnyte Compatabilty

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JordanBeckett wrote:

 

1. Where do I put my data?   By default there were 3 directories created (admin, data, home) and I dont want to use any of them.  In fact, Id like to delete them for simplicity but can't seem to.

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You create shares (using the shares page on the admin web ui), and put your files in those shares.

Normally there would be several shares already listed there.  If you don't want to use them you can delete them from the shares page.  Don't try to delete them using file explorer - that won't work.

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JordanBeckett wrote:

By default there were 3 directories created (admin, data, home) and I dont want to use any of them.  In fact, Id like to delete them for simplicity but can't seem to.

TALK ABOUT CONFUSING -- what's the difference between these three seemingly-redundant directories and why are they here in the first place?

 

READYNAS\admin
READYNAS\home\admin

READYNAS\data\home\admin

You are confused because you are accessing the NAS with it's admin credentials.  That shows you the volume (called data by default).  That also shows you the home folder - where the home shares of every NAS user account lives.  That home share has the same name as the user account (which is admin in your case).

READYNAS\admin, home\admin, and data\home\admin are the same folder - just three different paths to access it.  You can't delete these (or home or data) - and if you managed to do it you'd create serious issues.   But you can remove them from the File Explorer list.

The first step is to create a NAS user account in the web UI for accessing your data.  For instance, you could call it Jordan. 

The second step is to use that account to access the NAS.  If you use windows, you enter a windows credential for the NAS on the PC.  Do this by entering "credential manager" in the windows search bar, and launch the program that comes up.  The credential's "internet or network address" is the NAS name (sounds like it's READYNAS in your case).  The username would be "Jordan".  You can optionally enter the password if you like - that would save you the trouble of entering it, but of course it also allows anyone using the PC to access the NAS.

If you also access the NAS using it's IP address, you can add a second windows credential using the IP address as the "internet or network address".  That can use a different NAS account if you like.

Once you've done this, data, home, and admin will all disappear.  But you will see a jordan folder (your home share).

Step 3: To make jordan disappear, you go to the shares page in the admin web ui.  Click on the share settings wheel for home, and disable the file sharing protocols there (in particular SMB).