@woozle Thank you Woozle for that clarification. If it is accurate that TP Link has chosen not to change the NTFS report parameter, then having the HHD formatted as ExFat means nothing as when my mac...

My 7 TB external hard drive is formatted in Exfat so my mac and pc devices can read / write to it. When external HDD is connected to PC, the PC shows my HDD is formatted in Exfat. When HDD is...

@ErehWon i can't believe it would be as simple as turning off media sharing, but hey, i've had this problem now for years, so might as well try it. I'll reply back here if it works. I will say, to...

@Supem what tp link router are you using that you were ableto load the 3rd party firmware? I'm using Archer AX 50 ver. 1.0 with TP link firmware 1.0.9 build 20200708 rel 55037(5553). How did you back...

@SirDigital well I had hoped to keep the router, but accessing USB storage on the router is more important than using a TP Link router. My whole family needs to access the storage. I hate to have to...

@woozle , I have done all this and more it seems.. i've tried every possible variation of your suggested IP addresses but nothing works. I'm sure it's something stupid, but i've googled , youtubed...