After factory restore, only XFS filesystem available

[danielkun]

Hello,

 

I recently purchased a WVL but before putting it to use I let it run for a month, playing around with the settings.

 

A few days ago I was informed that a new firmware was release. Before updating I decided to do a "factory restore" which took about 30 hours. (I deeply regret doing this!) I thought it would do a quick format and restore the original directory structure/settings. Instead it did 4 "0/1 fills", reformatted the drive as XFS (It was EXT3 before) and didn't even restore the "share" directory.

 

Now I'm wondering:

- Why wasn't the "share" directory created? Is there any button I've missed that restores this directory or should I create it myself? (Because this directory doesn't exist I have to configure every extension that depends on it to use a different one)

 

- Why can't I format my drives as EXT3 as they were when I opened the box? The manual clearly explans that I can use up to 5 different filesystems but the NAS only has XFS in the format option now.

 

Thanks!

Daniel

[davo]

The unit is XFS by default, the format for the HDD cannot be changed. I think you are getting confused. You can format a USB HDD attached to the Linkstation to XFS/EXT3/FAT but not the internal HDD's. Also you probably did a disk erase, not a factory reset (this is why it toke hours) You will need to recreate the Shared folders in the Shared Folders tab.

[danielkun]

Thank you for the quick reply!

I'll try as soon as I get home.