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b3nb123
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May 27, 2016
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Can't browse ReadyNAS from Windows since upgrade

I'm not a very experienced user, I'm still in the early days of settingn up my NAS. I plugged in and copied lots of files from a USB drive to my NAS, and had been accessing it via windwos file explor...
  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Jun 01, 2016

    b3nb123 wrote:

    EDIT - HaNG ON A MINUTE! When I tried it a minute ago I added a new credential using the IP of the readynas. I just added a new one again using READYNAS in capitals (The exact device name on the network) and now I'm in!

    ... However Windows Backup, while letting me find the location, won't let me use it
    "verify the path points to a correct network location and that the supplied credentials can be used for write access to the folder" (Validation information class requested was invalid . (0x80070544)


    Try using READYNAS\admin as the username in the windows credential.  The NAS doesn't care about the READYNAS\ prefix, but I have some some postings that suggests that Windows backup does.

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