NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

sfpegasus's avatar
sfpegasus
Tutor
Jun 08, 2016
Solved

Format NTFS External USB Errors on Win10 machine

I use an external USB drive to backup my ReadyNas daily.  It's formated NTFS (by the ReadyNas). Every now and then I need a file from the drive and I take the external drive and plug it into a Win10 ...
Business Discussions
  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Jun 10, 2016
    sfpegasus wrote:

    Does the NTFS format utility in ReadyNas have a problem?

    It sounds like it might.

sfpegasus's avatar
sfpegasus
Tutor
Jun 09, 2016

Yeah, I'm kinda old school on ejecting drives using the system tray icon.  I'll try reformatting in windows and see how the ReadyNas likes it.

sfpegasus's avatar
sfpegasus
Tutor
Jun 09, 2016

Ok... freshly long-formatted in the windows machine. ReadyNas seems to like it (no errors).  We'll see what happens after the backup tomorrow morning.

  • sfpegasus's avatar
    sfpegasus
    Tutor
    Jun 10, 2016

    Backup completed without incident. Drive ejected properly.  Moved drive to windows machine without incident.

     

    Does the NTFS format utility in ReadyNas have a problem?

  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 10, 2016
    sfpegasus wrote:

    Does the NTFS format utility in ReadyNas have a problem?

    It sounds like it might.

NETGEAR Academy

Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology! 

Join Us!

ProSupport for Business

Comprehensive support plans for maximum network uptime and business peace of mind.

 

Learn More