Cant write to USB drive

Cant write to USB drive

Cant write to USB drive
Cant write to USB drive
2025-10-05 09:36:00 - last edited 2025-10-10 08:49:41
Model: Archer BE6500  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.1.1 Build 20250731 rel.29662(4555)

I have USB memory connected to BE6500 router. I can see the disk on USB share display and addresses for SMB, local FTP and Internet FTP, all are active. Whole drive is shared. Have secure share on and users for read&write as well as read only. But when I try to connect the drive from Windows, I can see the drive and directories in it, but cant create new directories and neither add new files, even when using read&write user. I can delete existing files. Additionally if I try to open any file on the disk (regardless is it a pdf file or a picture file), it opens browser page, not the file. I have tried FAT32 & NTFS and exFAT file systems on the disk, no difference. 

I would like to use the disk to save  surveillance camera videos, but also camera application says that it hs no permission to write on the disk. 

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2025-10-09 09:25:21 - last edited 2025-10-10 08:49:41

  @Jukkis 

My bad, when defining shared drive to camera application,the drive identification (in my case "G") must be given without a colon in directory definition. I tried with colon, like it appears on router's usb display. After giving drive letter with no colon it works fine, same with windows connection.  

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2025-10-09 09:25:21 - last edited 2025-10-10 08:49:41

  @Jukkis 

My bad, when defining shared drive to camera application,the drive identification (in my case "G") must be given without a colon in directory definition. I tried with colon, like it appears on router's usb display. After giving drive letter with no colon it works fine, same with windows connection.  

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2025-10-10 08:49:37

  @Jukkis ,

Cool, it looks like you found the cause quickly. I think this will be helpful to other users in the same situation.yes

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Hello @Jukkis ,

We are delighted to announce the release of the Archer BE6500 pre-release firmware! This update has new advanced features.

It is recommended that you try this firmware and take advantage of the new features.

New Firmware Update for Archer BE6500 to Support VPN Merge, New ECO Mode, and More

 

Thank you for your feedback and suggestions.

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