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Seansvr
Oct 12, 2011Aspirant
Empty /media share while /c/media is filled #16777983
I have been the proud owner of a Ultra 6 for about three weeks now. After I got it I spend a couple of days configuring, installing and transferring all the files. I installed a some add-ons (Sabnzbd,...
sphardy1
Oct 17, 2011Apprentice
Seansvr wrote:
I guess there is no other option than a factory reset and start all over again.
That would be extreme as your data is in tact
Why your media is not visible in the media share is known & understood - it is due to a incorrect CIFS server configuration, not any deletion of corruption of your data. How that configuration has been incorrectly modified is what Netgear need to fix in their next firmware.
This is a firmware fault introduced in 4.2.19 and not caused directly by any addons - however addons from super-poussin such as transmission tend to pointed to due to reference to "webroot", a share used by many of his addons, but this is a symptom not the cause. Note that the problem has been seen even when users have no addons installed other than those provided by Netgear as part of an installation using 4.2.19.
As frustrating as it might be I would strongly recommend you wait for an (overdue?) update from Netgear
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