Delete Old Shares

I had some failed restore attempts that created folders that DO NOT show up in the dashboard as shares but when I browse the drive from file explorer they do. I just want to delete them but it won’t let me. Is there a way to do this? Thanks!

Can you try to create the Shares in the Dashboard using the exact same names?

They should show up and link to the old shares.

After that you will be able to delete them.

I was not very clear. They are folders that are sitting under an existing share that I need to delete. Any process to do that? Apologies for the misinformation.

Ok got it.

Seems to be a permissions issue if you can view them but not delete them.

You can connect through SSH to your device and manually delete the folders from the command line.

Note that this is advanced and can cause harm if not done properly.

Here is a link if you want to give it a try nonetheless: Share folder removed - #7 by JohnRey

I would recommend you to fix the permissions inside the command line instead of deleting any files/folders.

  • Command: chown -R USERNAME:share FOLDER

  • This command will give folder/files ownership to a user.
    Replace USERNAME with your username and FOLDER with the path to your folder.

  • Your shares are under /shares/

  • So if you have a folder named My Folder inside the Share My Share, the path will be /shares/My Share/My Folder

Once the permissions are fixed, you can delete the folders in your PC file browser.