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What's the simplest way to copy files to USB drive
Hi, I want to copy about 100GB of data from ReadyNAS NVX to usb hard drive. I have attached the drive and NVX recognized it and I can access it as a share from my Windows PC. But if I copy data from...
chirpa wrote: You would want to initiate the copy from the NAS, either via the built-in backup manager, or a third-party add-on.
If you use Explorer or something over the network to copy, it would not be efficient (NAS -> PC -> NAS).
Few third-party file manager add-ons: http://www.readynas.com/?cat=65
I have installed third party file manager Xplorer aka Ajaxplorer http://readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=30795&start=0#p169617 and it shows default files, but I cannot see c drive with shares, nor usb drives.
Should I try some other, simpler file manager?
I really don't need all the fancy stuff it has. Just ability to pick files and folders from different shares and copy them to usb drive (and vice versa), avoiding network.
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