Formatting a NAS My Book Live to remove back-up/other software

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I just added two more 3TB NAS Drives to my Network.  I use these drives on a Local network only for my entertainment system and do not have the need for the additional software; all I want is the additional space.  Can anyone help in laying out the process to accomplish formatting these to remove all software and have them just act like an external drive?

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Hello,

Just remove the software that comes on the unit and don’t install that…

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One of the main issues in accomplishing this is due to the Drives being Network Drive. My Mac is not allowing me the option to format a network Drive.  I will attempt to use the USB port to connect locally and will respond with an update.  Thanks

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OK, there are no USB ports on these drives.  My Mac sees them, but I cannot format them from the Mac. The windows machine doesn’t see them???  Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Just do what ragdexx said. Just delete the folders.

You cannot “format” a NAS … ANY NAS… from the client computer.

All formats are done via the NAS management.

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I do not have the permissions to delete the folders / files. It doesn’t matter how you view the drives on the network either from the Mac or PC, when you right click on the drive & view the software folders, you DO NOT have the option to delete them. I’ve setup an “everyone” user & a new public share, but I still don’t have the options to delete anything but what I’ve created.

I’ve used the software to setup the new public shares on the drives which I do have permissions for. I’m going to try & download something to these today & see what happens. I’ll keep you posted.

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Ok.

What happens when you just highlight the folder and press the DELETE key?

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Still nothing.

I have no options to manage any of them unless I go to the internet thru the software website. Which is where I created all the shares, etc. in order to see them in the first place.

I know this can be done as I had a friend of mine do this very thing to my 1TB NAS Drive.  He just cannot remember what he had to do, but he does recall it being quite a bit of trial and error.

Thanks for all of the insights.