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BlackEyedAngel
Jun 18, 2009Aspirant
Most efficient way to move files between shares
I have a large quantity of media on my ReadyNAS NV+ which I want to move from share A to share B. Using my PC to do this is very tedious (it's estimating nearly 20hrs to move about 200gb) - am I ri...
dbott67
Sep 06, 2011Guide
bnchester wrote: I am hesitant to change to User mode -- will that mean I have to go around to all the PCs that map drives to it and enter credentials?
Yes. Basically, you need to create user accounts for each user that connects to the NAS. The best advice is to create a username & password that match their Windows login credentials to have a seamless experience. See this document: http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=346
bnchester wrote: Related question: What if I want to copy files from a share on one NV+ to one on another NV+ but don't want it to hog up my PCs network bandwidth and memory? Any way to go direct from one to the other?
Mapping the C volume as admin will prevent files from traversing the network. The other options are:
- create a backup job in Frontview to copy files from share1 to share2
- install SSH add-on and copy via terminal
What version of RAIDiator are you running?
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