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I'm having some issues with my NAS, where after I either copy then delete, or directly move files around using Windows File Explorer, that they still appear in the original directory and cannot be deleted, except through the web admin interface.
Generally, I am moving from one share to another.
I have a little Win11 server + laptop running Win11 and this seems to happen more often when performing these moves from the server. It's really starting to drive me a little bit crazy!
Running ReadyNAS OS v6.10.7
4x 8TB (WD80EFAX)
Running in RAID5
Has anyone had this happen before? Happy to provide any further information which might assist in diagnostics.
I'm having some issues with my NAS, where after I either copy then delete, or directly move files around using Windows File Explorer, that they still appear in the original directory and cannot be deleted, except through the web admin interface.
Generally, I am moving from one share to another.
I've sometimes seen this, but not often enough to pursue it. Does the file eventually get deleted if you do nothing?
If you have strict sync (advanced SMB settings) turned on for the source share, you might try turning it off and see if it still happens.
I'm suggesting this because the source share where I have seen this has strict sync on (while most of my other shares have it off). Could be a red herring though, as I probably do more moves and deletes from that share..
I'm having some issues with my NAS, where after I either copy then delete, or directly move files around using Windows File Explorer, that they still appear in the original directory and cannot be deleted, except through the web admin interface.
Generally, I am moving from one share to another.
I've sometimes seen this, but not often enough to pursue it. Does the file eventually get deleted if you do nothing?
If you have strict sync (advanced SMB settings) turned on for the source share, you might try turning it off and see if it still happens.
I'm suggesting this because the source share where I have seen this has strict sync on (while most of my other shares have it off). Could be a red herring though, as I probably do more moves and deletes from that share..
If I do want to test the "just leave it alone and see if things sync" theory, do you have a recommended length of time to leave it for?
Not really. Maybe minutes to an hour???
FWIW, I have seen that when I have a folder open on another machine, that deleting the folder will remove the files in it, but the folder itself remains until I dismiss the window on the other machine. Not sure if that is related to this symptom or not. But I am guessing that Samba is deferring the deletion for some reason - which is why you can delete it from the web interface. You'll also find it can be deleted with ssh.
Re: Files not moving or deleting correctly (RNDU6000)
OK, so I have given this more time and having just recently performed a bunch of copy/move/rename shuffles, I can pretty confidently say that my issue has gone away.
I've marked the initial suggestion as the solution. Thanks @StephenB!
