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HI sorry another noob question When my drives crashed I managed to back up some data from my NAS to an external USB by mapping the NAS drives to my win pc and copying over etc I want to reverse the proces, so I have a virgin NS drive, have mapped the folders onto the pc Is the simplest way to just copy and paste on the PC from the external USB to the mapped drives? I normally use SYnctoy when eveything is all set up to keep things..ummm...sync'd It is a fair chunk of data with home movies and the family photo archive (around 2TB) so I want to set it up overnight and leave it to ie Thanks for the advice

HI Team quick question. I have started again after some disk failures and installed xpenology 6.2.3 Running into folder permissions issues and I see root access has been disabled. The synouser --setpw root [CURRENT – ADMIN – PASSWORD] doesn't work for me as I tried to log back in using this as it said access denied. I have managed to set folder permissions using CHMOD via admin/sudo -i but to make sure I had no issues I wanted to give a couple of apps root access using the vi var thingy but it doesn't work without logging in as root I think what is the way to fix please? This is the command I want to run vi /var/packages/[app]/scripts/start-stop-status with [app] to include say Sonarr What I am trying to achieve is getting my personal store of home movies and photos accessible on my network and also allow functionality with Plex and Sonarr/nzbget etc

Just updating to thank you again Ballat29 for your excellent help and advice Swapped.out the discs, new USB and straightforward install of 6.2.3-25423 update 2 Slightly strange that when I did the find synology with new USB and 2 new blank drives it said "welcome back" and offered to reinstall. I wonder if its because I used the same SN as previous? I was slightly worried when it said volume crashed at the outset but clicking remove it found the 2 new 6TB drives that I've set at BTRFS and RAID1 I made the slight mistake of doing rhe full disk parity checking thingy so j can't shut it down and move to its proper home for many many hours until this completes Wondering if I should put the old (working drive) back as a hot spare....

You, Sir area legend I DO actually have a copy of all the files now back on my PC so dont need volume 2 (the origin of most of the files is my main pc in fact Also this afternoon I did sudo rm -r .xpenoboot But it said file not found So I did sudo rm -rf .xpenoboot (I think that was the command- got it off a search on the forums) and it didn't actually say it did anything just took me back to command prompt so im "assuming " it worked. Okay so at risk of abusing your kind advice if I have all the files offline is option 1 best? That being said the above seems fairly straightforward and painless (Ha! Famous last words)

Thanks alot for that really helpful reply Yes last night I have transferred all files from Volume1 to volume 2 Ultimately I do want to put these files back onto to the new install Just to clarify re USB stick - actually we agree about working known config. In the server right now I have a usb stick with the loader for 6.0.2 I just happen to also have the previous one which was when I did the initial install of 5.2 (because as you say I wanted to keep a working config in case 6.0.2 went TU) so this 5.2 usb is redundant. And I am really grateful about the 6.2.2 vs 6.2.3 clarification. I probably read an earlier post which said 6.2.3 wasn't yet stable I will dig out the DSM 6.2.3 ds3615xs pat file instead And I am really sorry but can I just clarify option 1: do a new install (as 6.2.3) onto the 2 disks set up as RAID 1; then add volume 2 as an additional volume/raid group and copy everything across and take volume back out vs option 2: put all 3 disks in with the new usb loader. Am I correct in assuming as the system files are also already on volume 2 the Gen8 will boot up as 6.0.2, I then set the 2 new disk as a new RAID1, copy them across (copy everyhing across as opposed to just select files and folders?) THEN remove volume 2 and upgrade (why upgrade after removing volume 2?) Is it easier to do an in-place upgrade from 6.0.2 to 6.2.3 in this way? Any pros and cons of the 2 options (apologies again as I going to do this after so long I want to understand what I am doing and why) FINALLY - if I am going for option 2 (upgrade) as it is from 6.0.2 will I still need to find and delete that hidden file?

And okay so in the interim I have my intial usb that I had 5.2 installed on so I can just take the PID/VID/NIC info straight from this and install the new 1.03b image onto this right? I take it that it is the 6.2.2/25044 pat file I need to download and use? Not using the 6.0.2/8451 that I have an upgrading from within DSM? So I have on my pc now: 1.03b ds3615xs loader 6.2.2/24922 pat file for DS3615xs (I have also downloaded critical update pack 6 for this version) ofmount_x64 winimager v1 I would use another usb stck but the 2 I use for microserver are tiny and fit nicely... I also have the 2 new 6tb Ironwolf drives (and vol 2 still in the NAS) So I need anything else ?

hhhmm hopefully picture will give you an answer better than I can! But I am assuming yes?

This is my curren folder structure. Volume/disc 2 works Is any way I can preserve the files on it (data backup and photos) and copy them across to the new discs when I am up and running? I'm guessing to start with i disconnect this drive until the new install and raid is all set up on the new drives?

I would appreciate a little gentle guidance please (sorry this is a little rambling I just want to get it right). I set up my HP Gen8 Microserver over 5 years ago and did an interval upgrade as I am currently on DSM 6.0.2-8451 I have DS3615xs Looking at my "server" folder I see I have JunMod loader v1.01 I've slept a bit since this and will be relearning the process. The pic shows what I have already Now the issue is I had 2 x 3TB HDD as JBOD and Volume 1 (with all the software installs) has crashed - it is read only and I can boot into the server as read only so have saved the config file but of of the software works (git/python/plex/videostation etc etc). I have managed to backup my family media SO - I am planning instead to bin off the crashed drive and instead install 2 new discs in a RAID 1 (mirror) config I will use the working volume 2 elsewhere unless someone advises I can use it as some form of backup as a 3rd disc in xpenology? The 2 new discs are 6tg each and this old one is 3tb I am assuming all this means I will basically be doing a "new" install not an "upgrade" Meaning I need a new usb with loaded 1.03b is that right? Will it even be possible or worth restoring any of the settings I currently have backed up from 6.0.2 if there will be new HDD in a RAID config? I am already resigned to having to relearn all the settings for SAB etc as nothing runs and I don't have any backup for those settings "I will get around to it"

Hi I've been running DSM 5.2 happily on my HP Gen8 for a few years It contains 2 WD Red drives as JBOB (no raid) Well yesterday Volume 1 crashed - I've managed to recover my data (pix etc) So that disc needs to come out but I'm wondering if I swap out the other one (3tb) and replace with 2 x 4tb ones running as RAID 1 for integrity I figured it would be a excuse to finally upgrade to dsm6.2 while I'm at it (pretty much start again as a new install) BUT here is my main stress - all the multimedia apps that are installed are installed on the crashed volume and don't run so I can't get their settings (its been a REALLY long time since I did this and setting all those again will make me cry even more than I am already 😢) Is there any way to get a backup of these settings and configuration? What settings are found in the backup section of control panel anyway? Thanks

HI I have been away for a long while meaning I haven't touched my ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 1610T 4GB NHP after I updated it to DSM 6.0.2-8451 a while ago (DS36115xs) I am thinking of updating it as I am sure there are interim security benefits So in a nutshell if I want to do a simple no changing hardware etc etc update ideally as 1 shot which can I just uprade directly to? What would be the main benefits please? Apologies I know this is really basic and I will try to refresh myself on how to do things but it has been so long I have forgotten much! I would be looking to do the upgrade on my live machine as I don't have a backup

Hi Trying to set up backing up pc to the NAS installed Cloud Sync on the NAS (DSM 5.2-5592/4) Cloud sync version 3.2-3501 but I don't see the "sharing" button which is shown in online guides for creating a sharing link Ive noticed it isn't there on the thumbnail in Package Centre either. So how do I go about setting up a share please?

HI Thanks for this helpful reply I have tried it on IE, FF, Edge all with the same result Java isn't blocked on IT or Edge AFAIK but I will check

But that still doesn't explain why it keeps asking for it even though Java is up to date?

I have the same HP Gen8 and am still on 5.2 5592 update 4 Seems 6 is not yet possible for us to use then?

This is driving me mildly crazy. I'm on DSM 5.2-5592 Update 4 Doesn't matter which machine I access Xpenolgy from I keep getting the message to install the latest Java and that my Java security settings have blocked an application every time I click on file station. BUT Java is up to date on every laptop or PC I am using to access the server. Any clues please why it is saying this and how to resolve? Thanks

I have noticed that I now only get system update notifications and when there was a bad shutdown (I Had to button-press jobby it recently) I used to get notifications when shows had d/l etc In Couchpotato and Sickrage themselves when I click "test" it alwasy says test successful still but nothing is coming through Anyone suggest a way to fix please?

I did the following: Logged in via IP using the same kb and my normal user and pw On the laptop logged in via putty using root and same pw Checking typing very very carefully repeatedly failed it logging into thr console

so since my last post was a bit gobbleygook. Now: 1) I can SSH with putty using "root" as user and the password 2) I Can WInSCP i using "root" as user and password At the actual machine terminal at the Synology login: prompt I have tried user names "admin", "root", "wigwam" all with the same password that works to access via IP address and to putty in using root user but all give me "Login incorrect"

okay I have a really odd issue. I tried to log into the actual server at the "synology login: " I tried "admin", "root" and "wigwam" all with the correct password and I get Login incorrect I have tried the putty again with wigwam and admin and fails but I tried putty with "root" and the same password as above and I am in! ps | grep SSH shows: 18875 root 17604 s /usr/bin/ssh 22993 root 55056 s sshd: root@pts/1 23127 root 3772 s grep ssh What does all that mean please At the "synology login:" what do I type to access my machine directly??

Thanks both. In anticipation of this where do I click in the nas to run these commands from? Thank you both again for continued input I will connect it direct to a monitor etc

So I'm assuming 5644 is now safe to use? I recall reading it was a no-no a while ago. Is there any benefit to upgrading?

I'm away from it for the next couple days but yes I'll be able to connect to my PC monitor and Kb/mouse Where do I run that command line though? Will accessing it directly not take me to the same log in page for the os as I see over the intranet? Apologies for being dim but other than the initial install I've never logged into directly so I've forgotten what I see etc

Yes. And no ping from the ip address when I shut it down which is why I concluded it wasn't an ip conflict. I can download stuff to it from the os (tried a random show via couchpotato)

It did so I disenabled it, checked the block list was blank and then tried SSH but with the same result I have now re-enabled it but with the reset option