Recycle Bin; Read-Only Shares; Hidden Shares; Configuring Users - Buffalo TeraStation 5200DS User Manual

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- An incomplete file may be copied and the file can no longer be deleted. If this happens, restart the TeraStation,
delete the file, and perform the copy operation again.

Recycle Bin

To protect your data from accidental deletion, you may configure your TeraStation to use a recycle bin instead of
deleting files immediately. The recycle bin will only work with SMB connections. To empty the recycle bin, click File
Sharing - Folder Setup - Empty Recycle Bin in Settings.
Notes:
• You can prevent guests and other users from emptying the trash by navigating to File Sharing - SMB - Recycle Bin
Permissions and select "Administrator only".
• If you use macOS, select "Exclude Mac OS temp files from recycle bin" option. If this setting is changed, files in the
recycle bin may be corrupted.

Read-Only Shares

By default, new shares are set with read and write access, but you may change the attribute to Read Only in Attribute.
Read-only shares and HFS Plus-formatted USB drives will have "(Read Only)" added to comments in File Explorer.
Note: Configure read-only file attribute in Settings. Configuring them from within Windows is not supported and
may cause unexpected behavior.

Hidden Shares

If hidden shares are enabled, shared SMB folders will not be displayed in Network, and only certain users are allowed
to access them. To hide a shared SMB folder, follow the procedure below.
1
In Settings, navigate to File Sharing - Folder Setup and choose a shared folder or a USB drive to configure
hidden shares.
2
Select the "Hidden Share (SMB Only)" checkbox and click OK.
Notes:
• If protocols other than "SMB (Windows/Mac)" or "Backup" under "LAN Protocol Support" are enabled, the hidden
shares option will be grayed out and cannot be selected.
• Configure hidden share attribute in Settings. Configuring them from within Windows is not supported and may
cause unexpected behavior.
To access a hidden folder, open File Explorer in your computer and enter "\\TeraStation name\shared folder name$\"
for the name. For example, if the TeraStation name is "TSXXX001" and the shared folder name is "share", enter "\\
TSXXX001\share$\" to open it.

Configuring Users

Adding a User

Note: The TeraStation can register a maximum 300 of users, which includes the default users "admin" and "guest".
1
In Settings, click File Sharing.
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