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AdrianM's avatar
AdrianM
Tutor
Apr 03, 2016

File properties lost when copying from Dropbox to NAS

Win 7, Win 10, drag and drop of files from Dropbox folders on local HD to NAS is always interrupted by a dialogue saying that the file has properties that can't be copied. Presumably this has somethi...
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StephenB's avatar
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 03, 2016

Why use FAT32???

  • BrianL2's avatar
    BrianL2
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Apr 03, 2016

    Hi AdrianM,

     

    The message can be ignored, but you might have problem accessing the files. Use a 3rd party program "Teracopy" to copy /or transfer the files from your PC Dropbox folder to your ReadyNAS share.

     

     

    Kind regards,

     

    BrianL
    NETGEAR Community Team

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