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ReadyNAS 314 running firmware 6.9.5-unable to access home folder admin
ReadyNAS 314 running Firmware 6.9.5
Was using a Windows 7 desktop as sole admin (no other users) and was able to see and access home page/admin using File Explorer.
Have switched to a new desktop with Windows 10 Pro (Version 1809) and can no longer see or access home page/admin using File Explorer.
I can see it and access it through the Radiator Admin Page, but simply does NOT show up in File Explorer. Most inconvenient.
I tried turning off SMB protocal through the "access" tab, and then turning it back on again--but that did NOT work.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.
This is happening because you aren't using the NAS admin credentials in the Windows 10 system. To solve this, go into the Windows Credential Manager and
- delete any saved credentials for the NAS (both IP address and hostname)
- add new credentials using "admin" as the username, and the NAS admin password (again both IP address and hostname).
Then reboot the PC.
Though in my option a better option is to simply stop using the admin folder. Home folders aren't as easy to restore from backup as other folders, and some apps/services won't work with home folders (for example, DLNA). So personally I'd
- copy the stuff in admin to a new share
- delete the contents in admin
- disable SMB for the home folder in the share settings.
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This is happening because you aren't using the NAS admin credentials in the Windows 10 system. To solve this, go into the Windows Credential Manager and
- delete any saved credentials for the NAS (both IP address and hostname)
- add new credentials using "admin" as the username, and the NAS admin password (again both IP address and hostname).
Then reboot the PC.
Though in my option a better option is to simply stop using the admin folder. Home folders aren't as easy to restore from backup as other folders, and some apps/services won't work with home folders (for example, DLNA). So personally I'd
- copy the stuff in admin to a new share
- delete the contents in admin
- disable SMB for the home folder in the share settings.
Worked like a charm AND I appreciate your observations about its deficiencies relative to using it to begin with. Thank you.
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