January 26, 201511 yr Hello all, all of a sudden, \\tower\cache folder is empty...... Everything is working...plex, transmission.....which are running from cache. I moved some movies to the array and they are still in cache bcs I can see it in "stats". But when I browse to the folder, it shows empty. Any thoughts? I am using V5.0.5
January 26, 201511 yr Hello all, all of a sudden, \\tower\cache folder is empty...... Everything is working...plex, transmission.....which are running from cache. I moved some movies to the array and they are still in cache bcs I can see it in "stats". But when I browse to the folder, it shows empty. Any thoughts? I am using V5.0.5 Windows has a weird "feature" where it doesn't always update network folders consistently. The easiest workaround I've found (when I KNOW that a folder is supposed to be there and its not showing up) is to create a new folder with explorer, navigate to the parent, and then go back. Voila the missing folders show up. Too lazy to look up the issue on the net right now.
January 26, 201511 yr Author From telnet or console ls -al /mnt/cache Yes, it shows the folders that are supposed to be there.....appdata, apps, Media bcs I just put some movies there....
January 26, 201511 yr Author From telnet or console ls -al /mnt/cache Yes, it shows the folders that are supposed to be there.....appdata, apps, Media bcs I just put some movies there.... Created a "New folder" inside cache with windows explorer. CLosed the window. Opened a new window, Navigated to \\Tower\cache\New Folder, hit back.... only the New folder shows
January 26, 201511 yr http://www.itworld.com/article/2827156/windows/what-to-do-when-windows-explorer-doesn-t-refresh.html
January 26, 201511 yr Author the thing is that it does not show in any of my computers..I tried in Three already and ...empty..well, now the New folder I created
January 26, 201511 yr the thing is that it does not show in any of my computers..I tried in Three already and ...empty..well, now the New folder I created ok.. Maybe I misunderstood the OP. Since they are in the root of the cache drive, they are considered to be SHARES. Are they being exported? (edit: strike that - doesn't matter since you're navigating the \\tower\cache) BTW, you now have a share called NEW FOLDER
January 26, 201511 yr What is the path where the movies should be? /cache/Movie Name, or /cache/Media/Movie name?
January 26, 201511 yr Author I should have that share called New folder. It is not in shares yet because MOVER has not started yet.. NEW movies are supposed to be in /cache/Media/Moviename...if I try to browse to \\tower\cache\Media......I get network error from windows "Windows cannot access...............
January 26, 201511 yr I should have that share called New folder. It is not in shares yet because MOVER has not started yet.. NEW movies are supposed to be in /cache/Media/Moviename...if I try to browse to \\tower\cache\Media......I get network error from windows "Windows cannot access............... Then it sounds like its not that they are invisible, more like a permission issue. Try running new permissions from the tools menu. Or the user doesn't have access to that share
January 26, 201511 yr Author Cache is set to "Public" If I go to \\tower\appdata it shows the folders inside it, and appdata "should" be inside the cache drive bcs the plugins point to /mnt/cache/appdata, and the plugins are working fine.
January 26, 201511 yr No idea unless the permissions are messed up on the folders. Try running new permissions
January 26, 201511 yr unRaid Tools Menu then New Permissions or, from the console newperms /mnt/cache
January 26, 201511 yr I should have that share called New folder. It is not in shares yet because MOVER has not started yet.. Any folder at the root of cache is a share. Doesn't matter whether mover has run. Also doesn't matter how it was created or if it is marked cache-only or not.
January 26, 201511 yr Author I thought it wold become a share once mover moved it. Anyways. Ran permissions...nothing changed. What is weird is that mover worked last night....it moved the "invisible" movies from the cache drive but the New folder is still in /mnt/cache, and there is no share called New movies....
January 26, 201511 yr Next time you have this issue, post of screen shot of what you see in windows, and go into the console and post the output of ls -l /mnt/cache/Media (Change the path appropriately)
January 26, 201511 yr Author See the picture below. IT seems that there is a folder inside "cache" called "cache" /mnt/cache/cache/New folder So I ran rm -rf /mnt/cache/cache to delete the second folder "cache" From windows explorer \\tower\cache......shows "This folder is empty" ?? Back to command, what do the dates shown mean?
January 26, 201511 yr Cache is set to "Public" If I go to \\tower\appdata it shows the folders inside it, and appdata "should" be inside the cache drive bcs the plugins point to /mnt/cache/appdata, and the plugins are working fine. It sounds like instead of sharing the cache drive, you have somehow created a share named cache and that is what you are seeing in Windows
January 26, 201511 yr Author Cache is set to "Public" If I go to \\tower\appdata it shows the folders inside it, and appdata "should" be inside the cache drive bcs the plugins point to /mnt/cache/appdata, and the plugins are working fine. It sounds like instead of sharing the cache drive, you have somehow created a share named cache and that is what you are seeing in Windows Yes, but after deleting the other share named cache, I cannot access the real cache share
January 26, 201511 yr Yes, but after deleting the other share named cache, I cannot access the real cache share Have you rebooted after removing the conflicting share?
January 26, 201511 yr Cache is set to "Public" If I go to \\tower\appdata it shows the folders inside it, and appdata "should" be inside the cache drive bcs the plugins point to /mnt/cache/appdata, and the plugins are working fine. It sounds like instead of sharing the cache drive, you have somehow created a share named cache and that is what you are seeing in Windows Yes, but after deleting the other share named cache, I cannot access the real cache share There is no "real" cache share. You have to share the cache drive like you share any other drive if you want to access it. Click on the cache drive from the Main page and it will take you to a page with the cache drive's SMB Security settings.
January 27, 201511 yr Author I already rebooted the server, same issue. Cache drive is: Export: Yes, Security: Public. I used to go to \\tower\cache\downloads....for example.... Now I have to type \\tower\downloads, else I would get a "windows cannot access ................I am confused see the following images. I
January 27, 201511 yr I already rebooted the server, same issue. Cache drive is: Export: Yes, Security: Public. I used to go to \\tower\cache\downloads....for example.... Now I have to type \\tower\downloads, else I would get a "windows cannot access ................I am confused see the following images. I What are we supposed to be looking at here? There's no downloads folder showing on the screen? Attach the wrong picture?
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