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readynas duo v2
I know its an old unit and unsupported but i figure i'll ask anyway
I can access my login page using IE with a VBS script and i have created shares that i can access by mapping a drive to the folders
My question is this when i see the unit in Network and double click it opens a bunch of folders labelled music pictures videos etc etc.
I cant copy anything into these folders and can't work out where they are being generated from, so what is the purpose of them, I've read the only manual i can find and its a bit rubbish to be honest, perhaps there is a better one somewhere.
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Oldmanjud wrote:
My question is this when i see the unit in Network and double click it opens a bunch of folders labelled music pictures videos etc etc.
Those are DLNA media classifications - not folders. If you don't use DLNA you should probably just turn it off.
Oldmanjud wrote:
I can access my login page using IE with a VBS script and i have created shares that i can access by mapping a drive to the folders
There are other ways. Are you sure you have a Duo v2? The labels are quite confusing.
Check the front panel:
- The original (v1) Duo says "ReadyNAS Duo"
- The Duo v2 says "ReadyNas Duo v2"
Hi again
So i originally installed a 1tb drive and was able to map a drive to it, i then copied a bunch of files to it
BUT then i decided to upgrade to 2 lots of 4tb drive, i set them as Raid auto however i then realised i needed files that were on the 1tb drive, so i thought thats ok ill shut the nas down and just reinsert the 1tb drive on its own
but now although i can see the shared folder in the admin page if i run Raidar and click browse it opens up the shares in windows explorer but i cant access any of the shared folders all i get is windows cant access \\192.168.... etc
I have tried mapping drives using net use command and the same again, is there anyway to get to the music folder on the 1tb drive?
Oldmanjud wrote: readynas duo v2Once again, are you certain you have a Duo v2? Check the front panel:
- The original (v1) Duo says "ReadyNAS Duo"
- The Duo v2 says "ReadyNas Duo v2"
This matters, as the original Duo doesn't support drives bigger than 2 TB. It won't detect the proper size, and you will end up with a much smaller volume.
Oldmanjud wrote:
BUT then i decided to upgrade to 2 lots of 4tb drive, i set them as Raid auto however i then realised i needed files that were on the 1tb drive, so i thought thats ok ill shut the nas down and just reinsert the 1tb drive on its own
So you powered down, removed both 4 TB drives.
- Did you power up with both bays empty and then insert the 1 TB drive?
- Or did you insert the 1 TB when the NAS was powered down, and then powered up?
Oldmanjud wrote:
but now although i can see the shared folder in the admin page if i run Raidar and click browse it opens up the shares in windows explorer but i cant access any of the shared folders all i get is windows cant access \\192.168.... etc
Can you still access the NAS web ui?
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