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External USB ID (ie. USB_HDD_1) name keeps changing
As the subject title describes, my external usb drive ID doesn't stay the same. It changes every now and then from USB_HDD_1 to 2 and so on. I have two external USB drives, currently they have progre...
You can reset the name if you have ssh access.
Remove usb disc from unit
login to readynas via putty , user = root - your admin password
goto /etc/frontview/usb
edit the file "usb-map" using editor of choice remove/clear all entries
save file
plug usb disk back in and it should be back to usb_hdd_1
Thanks for the solution, but really, NETGEAR? You can make this doable in the interface?
There isn't a UI option to clear the list of USB disks.
I know there isn't. That's my point...
There should be, and I can't imagine it being that hard.
Hi farmersLSD,
You can submit or post this idea here. Having this option would surely help a lot ReadyNAS users who use a lot or several external USB storages in their systems. Once posted, I will give it a kudos and I hope it will get more.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community TeamThanks for the reply. I was wondering how to submit feature request after I posted, but got side-tracked.
EDIT: Posted.: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-for-ReadyNAS/USB-Devices-and-Changing-Names/idi-p/1037346
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