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ReadyNas Ultra 2 and USB Drives
Anyone know if the ReadyNas Ultra 2 supports 4Tb USB backup drives and if so how do I format them so i can see them in Windows 10.
Many thanks
If they are not supported what ReadyNas unit does.
tt's fine to do a clean shutdown with the drives connected. The eject is needed when you pull the USB cable with the system running.
If you don't do it, you'll usually need to connect the drive to a Windows PC, and let it scan/repair the file system. Generally there is nothing to repair - it only clears the "dirty" bit on the drive.
Many thanks. I usually shut down the system as it increments the USB drive numbers, eject will have the same effect ? Is any id on a USB recgonised by Netgear on reconnection? It seems not because if i don't shut down (or eject) it just thinks one has attached new drives each time. I note the new backup software allows one to choose USB on left and right instead of their virtual numbers. I guess this was added to avoid having to reprogram backups each time a usb gets a new number ? or doesn't it work that way? Yet to try it to find out.
tt's fine to do a clean shutdown with the drives connected. The eject is needed when you pull the USB cable with the system running.
If you don't do it, you'll usually need to connect the drive to a Windows PC, and let it scan/repair the file system. Generally there is nothing to repair - it only clears the "dirty" bit on the drive.
Many thanks
Have you updated to OS6 on your Ultra2? I don't recall OS4.2.x having an issue with disconnecting and re-connecting a USB drive.
While I don't have any USB drives connected to my NAS any longer to test it, the release notes for OS 6.10.0 say that there are additions to better handle USB volumes.
I am using Raidar 6.5.0 and Radiator 4.2.31 which is apparently up to date. I don't get the new interface that one gets with later NAS drives. I added the 4Gb drive formatted as NTFS and the NAS Drive recognised it. I checked CFS allows Guest Access, Read/Write and Permissions on new files are set for read/write yet when i attempt to map a drive letter using Windows 10 it asks for credentials, User name and Password. Why is it asking for a Username ? I don't use a password to access Windows and have a local login (not microsoft email account login). Any suggestions how I overcome this problem connecting?
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