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"Destination Folder Access Denied" ????
Hi All - I've be a pretty happy user with my ReadyNAS Duo (v2). My firmware is the latest (4.3.4). On 95% of my files / folders (NAS Specific) I can read & write. There are a select few (they do...
4.3.4 would be the RAIDar version (PC app) not the firmware version (5.x.x).
Reallocated sectors are bad. As are "current pending sector". If the sum reaches 50 or more, you should certainly replace the disk. If the counts have suddenly increased, that would also be a reason to replace the drive sooner rather than later.
If you can connect the drive to a Windows PC, I suggest shutting down the NAS, removing the drive, and testing it with vendor tools (the "long test"). That would be Seatools for seagate, Lifeguard for western digital. Often times these tests will flush out more bad sectors.
On the defrag/antivirus - these are both available on the new OS6 platform, but not on the older v2, v1, x86 products. You can't defrag from the PC, but your PC antivirus software might be able to scan a network drive. Performance will not be great when it is active...
There is a procedure for resetting permissions here: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... v%2B-v2%3F I'm not sure what information you need. However, if you can't delete/rename unwanted files, it is the first thing to try.
Reallocated sectors are bad. As are "current pending sector". If the sum reaches 50 or more, you should certainly replace the disk. If the counts have suddenly increased, that would also be a reason to replace the drive sooner rather than later.
If you can connect the drive to a Windows PC, I suggest shutting down the NAS, removing the drive, and testing it with vendor tools (the "long test"). That would be Seatools for seagate, Lifeguard for western digital. Often times these tests will flush out more bad sectors.
On the defrag/antivirus - these are both available on the new OS6 platform, but not on the older v2, v1, x86 products. You can't defrag from the PC, but your PC antivirus software might be able to scan a network drive. Performance will not be great when it is active...
There is a procedure for resetting permissions here: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... v%2B-v2%3F I'm not sure what information you need. However, if you can't delete/rename unwanted files, it is the first thing to try.
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