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The specified extended attribute name was invalid
I have created folders in a share on my ReadyNAS and configured access via AFP (for access from Mac OSX) and via SMB (for access from Windows). When I create folders and files using my Mac (runnin...
Leoj3n, thanks for explaining your earlier comment.
I think the only solution is to update the ReadyNAS with a feature so that it can be configured to remove or ignore extended attributes from files which include special characters like : (colon). The issue occurs on any file (not just .iso or .tar) which has extended attributes that Windows does not like.
Maybe somebody knows of a way to stop Windows complaining when it finds an extended attribute in a file which it is not recognising. It would be much better if Windows ignored this attribute when found instead of stopping the file being accessed. I did some research on this potential solution myself, but was unable to find any information on such a feature, so I assume it isn't available.
I think the only solution is to update the ReadyNAS with a feature so that it can be configured to remove or ignore extended attributes from files which include special characters like : (colon). The issue occurs on any file (not just .iso or .tar) which has extended attributes that Windows does not like.
Maybe somebody knows of a way to stop Windows complaining when it finds an extended attribute in a file which it is not recognising. It would be much better if Windows ignored this attribute when found instead of stopping the file being accessed. I did some research on this potential solution myself, but was unable to find any information on such a feature, so I assume it isn't available.
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