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[ahiggin94566]

Hi All,

I set up a DLINK DIR-860L several weeks ago.  So far it works great for internet and wireless, but I'm having issues accessing a 500GB Seagate 2.5" external HDD I attached as a NAS.  I can read and write to the 500GB USB drive over the network, but I have 2 problems:

a) there's a .metadata file that is put in every directory on the HDD and I can't delete these .metadata files. I can delete other files in a directory, but once a .metadata file is created, I can't delete the .metadata file or the now empty directory containing the .metadata file.  This is true for any sub-directories also.  The error message I see in Windows 8.1 is:  "Folder Access Denied.  You need permission to perform this action.  You require permission from Unix User\root to make changes to this folder."  But I'm logged in as admin using Shareport.  What am I doing wrong?  Why can't I delete files?

b) Using the DLINK management tool at http://192.168.0.1/, it allows me on the Storage page to enter multiple users and passwords, but when I try to login using any user name other than "admin" it does not recognize the password.  Am I doing something wrong, or are multiple users not supported even though the http://192.168.0.1/ program will accept names and passwords for multiple users?

I'd be willing to try the firmware fix v1.08, but I'm not sure it will help.  I read the short release notes description but there really wasn't any substance in there to know if v1.08 would help or not.

Thanks for any suggestions out there!
Andy

[FurryNutz]

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I set up a DLINK DIR-860L several weeks ago.  So far it works great for internet and wireless, but I'm having issues accessing a 500GB Seagate 2.5" external HDD I attached as a NAS.  I can read and write to the 500GB USB drive over the network, but I have 2 problems:

a) there's a .metadata file that is put in every directory on the HDD and I can't delete these .metadata files. I can delete other files in a directory, but once a .metadata file is created, I can't delete the .metadata file or the now empty directory containing the .metadata file.  This is true for any sub-directories also.  The error message I see in Windows 8.1 is:  "Folder Access Denied.  You need permission to perform this action.  You require permission from Unix User\root to make changes to this folder."  But I'm logged in as admin using Shareport.  What am I doing wrong?  Why can't I delete files?
I believe these are files that are placed by the router when it catalogs the contents of the drive. Not sure if the FW update will help.

b) Using the DLINK management tool at http://192.168.0.1/, it allows me on the Storage page to enter multiple users and passwords, but when I try to login using any user name other than "admin" it does not recognize the password.  Am I doing something wrong, or are multiple users not supported even though the http://192.168.0.1/ program will accept names and passwords for multiple users?
The access for Storage is for remote access from the WAN side, not the LAN so any access on the LAN side is accessed via the admin account.

I'd be willing to try the firmware fix v1.08, but I'm not sure it will help.  I read the short release notes description but there really wasn't any substance in there to know if v1.08 would help or not.
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[ahiggin94566]

Thanks for the quick reply FurryNutz. 

I just checked my f/w level:  v1.04 with Hardware Version:  A1.  Worth while to upgrade?

a) Thanks for the confirmation that the DIR-860L places the .metadata hidden file in each directory on the 500GB USB HDD I have attached.  Now question is, how do I delete these files?  It's preventing me from removing any empty directory after I delete all the other files, I still can't delete a directory because the .metadata file is in every directory and subdirectory.

b) ok, I got it.  The http://192.168.0.1/ Storage page multi users function does not work for in home network LAN side, only WAN side.  Too bad.  Seems like an opportunity to support this in a future f/w roll....

Thanks,
Andy

[FurryNutz]

Thanks for the quick reply FurryNutz. 

I just checked my f/w level:  v1.04 with Hardware Version:  A1.  Worth while to upgrade?
I'm only showing a WiFi Burst mode improvement in the release notes for v1.08. If your not experiencing any issues with the router at all, I'd leave v1.04 loaded. However you can if you wish.

a) Thanks for the confirmation that the DIR-860L places the .metadata hidden file in each directory on the 500GB USB HDD I have attached.  Now question is, how do I delete these files?  It's preventing me from removing any empty directory after I delete all the other files, I still can't delete a directory because the .metadata file is in every directory and subdirectory.
Are you disconnecting the USB drive from the router and connecting it locally to a PC to mange and delete the files? I presume this may need to happen as I suspect that if it's connected to the router, those files may not be deleted as the router would have control and access rights over those files.

b) ok, I got it.  The http://192.168.0.1/ Storage page multi users function does not work for in home network LAN side, only WAN side.  Too bad.  Seems like an opportunity to support this in a future f/w roll....
Seems like a good idea however this may overlap marketing and other products that do have this feature, like the DNS series NAS. So i presume D-Link may not want to impact that product line.

[ahiggin94566]

Ok, thanks for the reply again.   I haven't tried to unplug the USB HDD to delete files using a PC, was hoping this would be possible without doing this manual step.

[FurryNutz]

Thats the only thinking I can think of is that while it's connected to the router, those files are not accessible as the router controls them while connected.