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How I view the contents of a ReadyNas backup?
I have a ReadNAS backup job I setup a long time ago from my NAS to a disk attached on its USB_HDD_1. The NAS System page shows me that lots of stuff is on it and that backup ran yesterday so I think ...
Since that worked, if you clear the NAS credentials from the Windows credential manager, it will probably fix the issue. I had a similar problem with a NAs at work and it drove me crazy. Problem was, I had no easy way to find out the Ip address. But I eventually thought about clearing the credentials, and it fixed it. Like you, I only ever had one account on that NAS, so don't really know why Windows gave me that particular error message.
I believe the USB drive appears as a subdirectory because the OS puts a symbolic link to it in the data directory, allowing the OS to only serves up shares in the data directory to users other than admin. Since I now have another NAS to back up each NAS, I haven't put a USB drive on one for quite some time -- never under OS6.x.
The IP trick worked (thank you very much) but considering my NAS only has one account, as shown below, I don't know why (i.e it can't have different credentials, right?) I've also included a pic of my shares below that. I've also included, at the bottom, a shot of the NAS listing in windows explorere (under Networks). If I click on the MyStuff dir it shows me that dirs contents but if I click on the usb_hdd_1 I get the login fail (note I'm not sure why the external drive plugged into the NAS is listed as a subdir of the NAS but I assume that's the way it's supposed to be)
One note, I entered \\192.168.1.16\usb_hdd_1 in windows explorer but it shows the entire \\192.168.1.16\usb_hdd_1 (just like the NAS entry under the windows explorer Network area) the only difference being this one allows me to open up the usb_hdd_1 subdir.
Anyway, I can access usb_hdd_1's files so this will do but I wish I understood it. Given that I don't think we understand why I can't access through the shares via the NASs single admin account I think it's technically still an open question though.
Thanks.
Since that worked, if you clear the NAS credentials from the Windows credential manager, it will probably fix the issue. I had a similar problem with a NAs at work and it drove me crazy. Problem was, I had no easy way to find out the Ip address. But I eventually thought about clearing the credentials, and it fixed it. Like you, I only ever had one account on that NAS, so don't really know why Windows gave me that particular error message.
I believe the USB drive appears as a subdirectory because the OS puts a symbolic link to it in the data directory, allowing the OS to only serves up shares in the data directory to users other than admin. Since I now have another NAS to back up each NAS, I haven't put a USB drive on one for quite some time -- never under OS6.x.
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