Davemazo
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I have two NAS drives loaded up with photos, some ripped films, etc, etc. These are quite old a Diskstation DS211 and a Buffalo Linkstation (not sure of the model).
Until recently they both worked fine when I wanted to access them from my PC. They were both mapped so I can access them via Windows File Explorer.
Recently access to the Buffalo suddenly stopped from my PC, the Diskstation works fine. I can also access both from my smart TVs and my Android devices.
I can get to the Buffalo if I type the ip address into my browser to look at the settings etc but I don't seem to be able to access the files on there.
I read somewhere that Windows 10 doesn't support SMB (whatever that is) any more but in the Buffalo settings SMB and FTP are both ticked. Also SMB is ticked in Windows network settings.
Whenever I now turn on my Nas drives I can't see the Buffalo in Windows (they are normally turned off, as is my PC, until I need them). If I try to delete the existing path in File Explorer it locks up my PC for a couple of minutes. If I try to remap the Buffalo to File Explorer I get an error saying it can't find the path or it already exists.
At the moment it's working after I repeatedly tried to delete then remap the Buffalo, (not sure what I did) but I know that when I turn everything off I will be back to square one. I can't leave it all on because I get complaints about the noise, the wife and kids claim to have sensitive hearing and can't sleep at night because of the buzzing, vibrating etc.
I'm sure it's not a fault with the NAS or HDDs in there because when it is working (on my PC)it works fine so it must be something to with Windows.
I hope I've explained the problem clearly enough.
Until recently they both worked fine when I wanted to access them from my PC. They were both mapped so I can access them via Windows File Explorer.
Recently access to the Buffalo suddenly stopped from my PC, the Diskstation works fine. I can also access both from my smart TVs and my Android devices.
I can get to the Buffalo if I type the ip address into my browser to look at the settings etc but I don't seem to be able to access the files on there.
I read somewhere that Windows 10 doesn't support SMB (whatever that is) any more but in the Buffalo settings SMB and FTP are both ticked. Also SMB is ticked in Windows network settings.
Whenever I now turn on my Nas drives I can't see the Buffalo in Windows (they are normally turned off, as is my PC, until I need them). If I try to delete the existing path in File Explorer it locks up my PC for a couple of minutes. If I try to remap the Buffalo to File Explorer I get an error saying it can't find the path or it already exists.
At the moment it's working after I repeatedly tried to delete then remap the Buffalo, (not sure what I did) but I know that when I turn everything off I will be back to square one. I can't leave it all on because I get complaints about the noise, the wife and kids claim to have sensitive hearing and can't sleep at night because of the buzzing, vibrating etc.
I'm sure it's not a fault with the NAS or HDDs in there because when it is working (on my PC)it works fine so it must be something to with Windows.
I hope I've explained the problem clearly enough.