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I have a new Linkstation Duo 2TB - LSWXL - which has installed fine on my home network and is intended for use as a safety backup. The system is all XP SP3 and centred around a Netgear wireless router. I do not have the NAS firmware version number available just now, apologies.

Attached to the Linkstation I have a 1TB Iomega USB hdd which I can see as a shared drive on all workstions. I can also see the Linkstation shares. I would like to continue to use the Iomega as a 'central repository' for images, videos, music etc but be able to back it up to the Linkstation. Main reason for moving the USB drive to the Linkstation was to make available across the network at all times, not just when the host PC was switched on

Is this possible?

What file format is the USB HDD (FAT32 / NTFS / XFS) ?

Hi Davo

The drive is currently NTFS

Thanks

the Linkstation can only read NTFS, it cannot be written too in this format.

You would have to format the USB HDD to XFS in the Linkstations web admin page.

Hmm, I think I understand .......

The Linkstation can read the NTFS USB drive - which is what I want - but are you saying that it wont be able to write that to itself because the USB is NTFS?

My limited knowledge and experience has demonstrated that I can read HDDs on a variety of formats such as FAT, FAT32 and NTFS and this info can be written to any target drive without a problem. Is it that the LS only works in XFS?

I dont wish to appear ungrateful for your assistance or questioning your expertise, I just need to understand something outside of my comfort zone

Windows by default can read / write to an NTFS partition, it can also read a FAT32 partition but can only write a max 4GB file. Windows cannot read an XFS partition.

The Linkstation can do the following:

NTFS: Read Only

FAT32. Read / Write (max 4GB file)

XFS: Read / Write (any file size)

Hope this explains it a little better.

Cheers Davo, I understand where I am now. Looks like I will have to have another think about arrangements.

Many thanks for your help

Related to this thread.  I would love to be able to use my linkstation with automatic backup software Mozy.  Mozy provides a functionality to do this via USB (local attached drive) but I tried to plug the linkstation and it doesn't recognize as a drive.

Any Suggestions?

Gear:

Linkstation Live 500gb

Windows XP sp3

Don't double post please.  As stated in the manual, this device does not interface via USB to a PC.