Created 2 shared named Backup and backup need to combine

[mostlydave]

Somehow I created 2 different backup shares Backup, and backup

 

These shares are acting werid on unraid, if I change one's permission it changes it for both, and they both contain different subfolders when I use the view button in the unraid gui.

 

I would like to merge them into a single backup folder (all lower case) and delete the Backup folder.

 

So far I have tried running cp -r /mnt/use/Backup .  While in the backup folder to merge them but that doesn't seem to be working.

 

Whats the best way to merge these folders without data loss?

[Helmonder]

Have you tried using MC ?  That way you can browse to the correct dirs without worrying about the naming conventions.

[mostlydave]

I forgot to mention, I'm trying to fix this from a windows pc, my unraid box is my only linux install, is there anything I can install on windows to help?

[switchman]

Telnet into your server and use Midnight Commander (MC) or if you want to do it from your pc, use Terracopy.

 

Midnight commander is the better choice I feel.  MC leaves the files on the disk and just moves the pointers.  Terracopy will have to read the file off to your PC and write it to the new directory.

[Helmonder]

also.. MC feels a bit like windows..

 

telnet <ipnumber>

 

root

<password>

 

navigate to /mnt/user, there you will find your user shares.