[SOLVED] Nextbox backup fail to mount/see storage device

christian_olsen · July 28, 2021, 3:30pm

hi i am trying to make a backup of my nextbox
so far i am unable to see the harddisk i have attached to the nextbox

i have tried following the documentation guide

i have formatted the drive to EXT4
the external drive has external power
it does not show up in storage management
so i am unable to mount the harddisk

any suggestions on what to try next what to do?

i have tried rebooting the nextbox

daringer · July 29, 2021, 10:25am

Hey @christian_olsen,

did you check the hard-drive on another machine, does it mount properly
did you create a partition and then format this partition as ext4, it might not work if you format the drive as ext4 without a proper partition

best

christian_olsen · July 29, 2021, 12:17pm

SOLVED have to make sure that you actually create a partition on the drive

thanks for your help

daringer · July 29, 2021, 12:42pm

cool!
please also mark the post as solution, helps others with the same issue

christian_olsen · July 29, 2021, 1:41pm

is there a special way to Mark my reply as the solution?

daringer · July 29, 2021, 2:26pm

There should be a clickable “[ ] solution” left of each posts “reply” button, if you are the thread author.

christian_olsen · July 29, 2021, 4:00pm

Okay i have looked and i cant find it sorry.