Sure.
You need to be failry familiar with linux-type operating system commands.
Warning: Using SSH and os commands could trash your data and brick your device if you are not careful. Linux os commands are powerful and unforgiving. You can also void your warranty.
Search the internet on how to make a SSH connection to your mybooklive or mycloud device. There are many articles about it. There is free SSH terminal software on the internet to make the connection. Putty.exe is one of them. You will have to enable SSH on your device. Do that in Settings > Network on the device dashboard. Once connected to the device navigate to the public folder using cd (change directory) commands. Your Public folders are under the “shares” under the root directory. Once you are in Public simply execute a recursive chmod -R 777 on each affected folder. This will update the folders to be read/write/execute capable. Thats it.
here is the step by step:
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enable SSH on your device from the dashboard Setting > Network > Network Services > Enable SSH and reboot your device.
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get SSH software. I use Bitvise SSH client 6.31. You could also use putty.exe.
- login to device:
SSH software will need the ip address of your device to connect.
username is ‘root’
password is ‘welc0me’
4. Once connected it will give you a black-screen command console window to perform your commands. Reminds me of old DOS.screens You will need to navigate to the shares using the floowing linux command. press after each command. enter the commads exactly as shown.
cd …
cd …
cd …
cd shares
cd Public
ls
Note that the cd command is followed by 2 periods. that tells is to to go 1 level in the directory tree.
Unix is case sensitive. shares is all lower case. Public is upper-lower case.
5. then start your updates. enter the commads exactly as shown.
sudo chmod -R 777 “/shares/Public/Shared Pictures/”
repeat the chmod command for each affected folder. etc. etc. etc.
sudo chmod -R 777 “/shares/Public/Shared Music/”
sudo chmod -R 777 “/shares/Public/Shared Videos/”
Note that the folder name is encloded in double quotes.
Note that unix WILL NOT give you any kind of “sucessfully complete” message
- when done: execute the exit comand:
exit
thats it ! piece of cake.
Warning: Using SSH and os commands could trash your data and brick your device if you are not careful. Linux os commands are powerful and unforgiving. You can also void your warranty. You need to be failry familiar with linux-type operating system commands. Again - don’t try it if you arent familiar with linux.
