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Aspirant

Dec 26, 2020

RN212 with 6TB HD showing o bytes

i have just set up my RN212 with a 6TB hard drive. When i go into ReadyNAS the hard drive is seen with 5.45TB free space.

However, when i look at properties via explorer it shows 0 bytes and trying to write to the disc gives an error of not enought room.

i reformated the hard drive via the RN212 reset last night, no change to the issue.

thanks for any help.

doug

Model: RN212|2 BAY Desktop ReadyNAS Storage

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rn_enthusiast
Virtuoso
Dec 26, 2020
Hi darmie

Are you referring to an external USB drive that you plugged into the NAS?
- darmie
  Aspirant
  Dec 26, 2020
  No, I have a 6TB hard drive mounted in a Netgear RN212 (2 bay Desktop ReadyNAS Storage) connected via Eathernet cable to a Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Router.
  - rn_enthusiast
    Virtuoso
    Dec 26, 2020
    Ahh oke, so you have one (of the two bays) populated with a 6TB hard drive right now?
    From the looks of it, this sounds like a new setup (or re-setup at least)? If that is the case, and you don't have any data on that drive that you care about, then perform a factory default from the boot menu (this will erase any data on that disk and wipe it and set up NAS anew).
    
    https://kb.netgear.com/22892/How-do-I-access-the-boot-menu-on-my-ReadyNAS-102-202-212-or-312

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