Dismounting Drives; Dismounting With The Function Button; Dismounting From Settings - Buffalo TeraStation TS5210DN User Manual

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Connect only one device to each USB port of the TeraStation. Note that only the first partition of a connected USB

drive is mounted. Additional partitions are not recognized.

Notes:

• Backup data from macOS may include characters that cannot be written to FAT16 or FAT32 drives such as ".DS_

Store". For best results, reformat the drive before using it as a backup target.

• If your USB 3.0 drive is not reconfigured after rebooting the TeraStation, unplug and reconnect it.

• When copying a file that is over 100 MB to a FAT32-formatted USB drive using File Explorer, an error message may

appear. In such a case, use an FTP or SFTP connection to copy the file.

• When copying files from a shared folder to a FAT32-formatted USB drive, the progress bar may not be displayed

or the file copying may fail. Using a file system other than FAT32 is recommended for the USB drive.

Dismounting Drives

If the TeraStation is powered on, dismount drives (internal and external) before unplugging them. You may

dismount external drives using the function button, or dismount any drive from Settings. If the TeraStation is off,

then all drives are already dismounted and may be unplugged safely.

Note: Do not dismount internal drives while a RAID array is rebuilding or RMM is being configured. If you do, data on

the drives may be lost.

Note: If using the TS51210RH series TeraStations, dismount USB drives from Settings.

When you press the function button, the TeraStation will beep once. Press and hold the button until the TeraStation

beeps again and the button starts blinking blue. It will take about 6 seconds. When the dismount is finished, the

function button will stop blinking and return to glowing. You may now unplug any USB drives safely.

After 60 seconds, the function button will go out and any drives that have not yet been unplugged will be

remounted.

From Settings, click Storage.

Click Drives to dismount an internal drive or USB Drives to dismount an external drive.

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