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RichardB56
Apr 01, 2025Apprentice
RN212 Need to Reinstall OS Often
My RN212 runs ok for a month or 2 and then I either cannot access the admin page or my backups fail to connect. If I reinstall the OS it seems to fix the issue but I seem to have to do this about ev...
Sandshark
Apr 01, 2025Sensei
Doubtful it's a hardware issue. How full is your OS partition? Are you getting warnings about it in your log?
- StephenBApr 01, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Sandshark wrote:
Doubtful it's a hardware issue. How full is your OS partition? Are you getting warnings about it in your log?
- Also, what apps (if any) do you have installed on the NAS?
- What firmware are you running?
- RichardB56Apr 01, 2025Apprentice
NAS firmware 6.10.10
I cannot access the admin page now. I cannot see the log file.
I do not know the OS partition or where to find it.
I do not have any apps running or installed.
I'll have to do a OS reinstall, again.
- StephenBApr 01, 2025Guru - Experienced User
RichardB56 wrote:
I cannot access the admin page now. I cannot see the log file.
You could try RAIDar - it might be able to download the log zip.
If not, download the log zip file after you do the OS reinstall.
RichardB56 wrote:
I do not know the OS partition or where to find it.
You'd see a message about a "full root" in the log.
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