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Readynas ultra 2 no longer accessible
Hi, I have a Readyanas Ultra 2 (RNDU2000) which worked fine till yesterday. I wanted to change some share permissions when the problems started. I wanted to change some rights for the ftp connect...
I'm running on firmware 4.2.27
I did regularly make a backup to an external USB drive, but that drive died last week so i lost t backups.
I was trying setting up a new backup while this happend..
Is there a way to clean up the os partition without losing data?
jaarts wrote:
Is there a way to clean up the os partition without losing data?
One thing to clarify: It sounds like a full OS partition to me, but of course the only way to be certain is to look at it.
The OS partition can be cleaned if you access the NAS via tech support mode - that requires reasonable knowledge of linux commands. Netgear paid support can do that remotely (and you could ask for per-incident support).
Another option is to connect one of the drives to a PC (either Windows or Mac), and see if R-linux for Windows can see the files: https://www.r-studio.com/free-linux-recovery/ If it doesn't, then try the demo version of R-Studio. That would let you offload the files to another USB drive, and then simply do a fresh factory install on the NAS.
Ok, so if I understand you correctly, it looks like the OS partition is full and I need Netgear support to clean it up. Would the OS reinstall which can be started from the boot menu not help?
I will first connect one of the drives to a pc and try to read it out with R-linux.
Thank you for all your help!
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