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Rows
Aspirant
Nov 01, 2017
Solved

Cannot Access Some Folders in Share

RNAS 3312 Running 6.7.5 USB Attached drive share.  I can not access a couple of folders in the share. I can browse to \\rnas-device-name\usb_HDD_1\directory\  in Windows but when accessing a couple...
File Sharing
  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Nov 01, 2017

    Maybe eject it and attach it to a Windows PC. Then right click on the folder and reset the permissions and ownership.

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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 01, 2017

Did you try resetting the file permissions (on the file access tab of the share settings)?

  • Rows's avatar
    Rows
    Aspirant
    Nov 01, 2017

    I did check that the File Access tab has a warning 'The feature is not supported for the selected share/device.'

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      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 01, 2017

      How is the USB drive formatted?

      • Rows's avatar
        Rows
        Aspirant
        Nov 01, 2017

        NTFS

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