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ReadyNAS212 - Chrome can't drag/drop anymore
I just purchased the ReadyNAS 212 2 bay diskless, installed drives, formatted, and started copying data to the drives using ReadyCloud on Chrome. I was copying over files and folders and all of a su...
Hello JasonNAS,
Using ReadyCloud to access the NAS is for remote access as it needs credentials.
To copy data to the volume of the NAS locally, it is done by best by mapping the IP address. Try entering \\ followed by the IP address of the NAS in the address bar of Windows explorer, for example, \\192.168.3.5. This will take you to the volume of the NAS showing you the shares of the NAS.
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Regards,
Hi JennC,
I'm actually accessing the NAS through the IP address in the Chrome browser as you suggested. But my problem is I can no longer drag/drop files into the NAS. It used to let me do this now it says "The upload feature is unavailable on your browser. Use Google Chrome instead. Google Chrome supports HTML5 drag and drop better than other browsers".
As it stands I have no way to copy files onto the NAS that I know of.
Thanks,
Jason
JasonNAS wrote:
As it stands I have no way to copy files onto the NAS that I know of.
The best (and usual) way is to use Windows File Explorer.
There's a guide here: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12241
Hello JasonNAS,
Please see the article that StephenB sent, this is the same thing I mentioned. Using web browser is not as good as using Windows explorer as it has some add-ons that may have compatibility issues at times when they have some updates. It uses HTTP protocol too which is not the usual protocol we use to access a shared drive.
Regards,
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