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RN104 6.4.0 USB Disk becomes unavailable due to NAS Hang.
Just upgraded to 6.4.0. I use a USB Drive as a share on my Network. Since upgrading a few days ago, I have noticed that I intermittently lose access to the USB Drive, and on inspection I see that t...
Hello, just joined to add to this discussion because I'm suffering from many of the same frustrations with USB disks as well since updating to 6.40.
I always get the message "An external storage device has been connected but the filesystem is unrecognized" whenever I connect a disk. This happens whether the disk is NTFS or EXT4, and checking for errors reveals no problems.
Backups fail citing permissions errors and the inability to create files or directories, despie being able to easily copy files to and from the USB disk through the admin interface.
Frequently the NAS becomes slow, and even hangs completely when a USB disk is conneted. Without it, everything seems fine.
I hope a solution is forthcoming,because I feel a bit naked without my backups!
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