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File Gone or Inaccessible on ReadyNAS Ultra2 RNDU2220
I got back access to my NAS device, but ALL the files there are gone... I was not even able to access the NAS from my computer, but thanks to experts' help on this forum I got access back. The new pr...
Also, I suggested enabling HTTP for the share.
Click on the services on the left, and then "Standard File Protocols". Scroll down until you see HTTP. Make sure it is checked, and that the redirect is set to "none selected", and login authentication is set to "disabled" as shown below. Then click apply.
Click on "Shares" again (then Share Listing), and click on the http/s icon for the Primary share. You should see this
Set Default Access to Read/write, and then click apply again.
After this, you will hopefully be able to access your files with Windows Explorer.
If that fails, also try to browse to http://192.168.0.142/Primary
You should also see the files there - if you do, then try to download one of them, and see if that works.
First click on the shares tab on the left pane, then then click on the CIFs icon next to the Primary share.
Make sure the Default Access pulldown (top right) is set to "read/write". Scroll down to "advanced CIFS permissions", and set the two check boxes and the two file pulldowns as shown below:
Scroll down just a bit further, and make sure the two folder settings are also set the same way:
Now click "apply" on the bottom right. Next click on the Advanced Options tab on the top of the screen.
Set the owner to nobody, and the group to nogroup. The three rights pulldowns should all be set to read/rewrite. Check the two checkboxes below that as shown:
When that's all set up as shown, click "apply" again on the lower right. The "set ownership and permission" checkbox will clear - that is normal. After a little while you should see a pop-up telling you that the permissions have been reset.
Also, I suggested enabling HTTP for the share.
Click on the services on the left, and then "Standard File Protocols". Scroll down until you see HTTP. Make sure it is checked, and that the redirect is set to "none selected", and login authentication is set to "disabled" as shown below. Then click apply.
Click on "Shares" again (then Share Listing), and click on the http/s icon for the Primary share. You should see this
Set Default Access to Read/write, and then click apply again.
After this, you will hopefully be able to access your files with Windows Explorer.
If that fails, also try to browse to http://192.168.0.142/Primary
You should also see the files there - if you do, then try to download one of them, and see if that works.
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