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Cannot open attached USB drive
Hi all. I have no problem in accessing my folders on the RN212 drive nor accessing the drive via ReadyCloud on Windows 10. However, when I attach a USB drive I can see it via File Explorer but when ...
ChrisSHale wrote:
Are you suggesting creating a folder on the USB drive and sharing that?
Not exactly. I was thinking you could create a share on the USB drive (in which case the NAS would create the folder for you). However, I just checked, and you can't actually do that - the NAS web ui won't let you create a share on an external drive.
I have also tested the commands I gave you with a USB flash drive connected to the NAS, and I can mount it with net use t:\\nas-name\USB_HDD_1 /user:admin nas-admin-password.
So the puzzle is why you are unable to do that. One difference is that I am not using ReadyCloud. Is the NAS on the same network as your PC? Also, if you are using the default admin password for the NAS (password) then you might need to change that in order to get this to work.
Are you trying to copy a NAS share to the USB drive? Or just some selected files?
Hi Stephen. I'm afraid I'm getting out of my depth now. Are you suggesting creating a folder on the USB drive and sharing that? Treat me like a baby! Thanks
Chris
ChrisSHale wrote:
Are you suggesting creating a folder on the USB drive and sharing that?
Not exactly. I was thinking you could create a share on the USB drive (in which case the NAS would create the folder for you). However, I just checked, and you can't actually do that - the NAS web ui won't let you create a share on an external drive.
I have also tested the commands I gave you with a USB flash drive connected to the NAS, and I can mount it with net use t:\\nas-name\USB_HDD_1 /user:admin nas-admin-password.
So the puzzle is why you are unable to do that. One difference is that I am not using ReadyCloud. Is the NAS on the same network as your PC? Also, if you are using the default admin password for the NAS (password) then you might need to change that in order to get this to work.
Are you trying to copy a NAS share to the USB drive? Or just some selected files?
I wanted to copy folders and files from the NAS drive to the USB drive.
II tried the easy option first - changed the password. I hadn't changed the password from default. I did that and automatically could access the USB drive! I didn't need to mount it.
Thank you so much for your time and patience. Much appreciated!
Regards and thanks again
Chris
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