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Digital999
Jan 31, 2020Luminary
Vestigial share deletion
In an attempt to learn about the ReadyNAS system somebody (probably me) connected an eSATA external drive. They named the Volume “FRED” and then proceeded to create a share entitled “zzzz”. And ...
- Jan 31, 2020
This issue is a recognized problem with the rear panel USB and eSata connections. Engineering has recognized the problem and the elimination of the vestigial share cannot occur without a system reset and it actually might come back in the future.
It is a recognized bug and may get attention in future release.
eSATA is about 75% faster than USB connection but the use of eSATA has associated dompatability and bug risks, expecially for users who use both USB and eSATA connections.
The advice from L3 support is to wait for a fix and do not use the eSATA port in the meantime.
Digital999
Jan 31, 2020Luminary
This issue is a recognized problem with the rear panel USB and eSata connections. Engineering has recognized the problem and the elimination of the vestigial share cannot occur without a system reset and it actually might come back in the future.
It is a recognized bug and may get attention in future release.
eSATA is about 75% faster than USB connection but the use of eSATA has associated dompatability and bug risks, expecially for users who use both USB and eSATA connections.
The advice from L3 support is to wait for a fix and do not use the eSATA port in the meantime.
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