Buffalo Technology TeraStation TS-RXL User Manual

TeraStation User Manual

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System - Storage

Disks

Check Disk

Checks hard drives for errors and problems, both internal drives and attached USB drives.  

Time required for a disk check will depend on the size of the drive.  Large drives may take 

several hours.

*  You cannot run a disk check while a backup job is scheduled.

*  During a disk check, all file sharing services stop. 

If the TeraStation disconnected abnormally from power while connected to a Mac, the Mac 

database may be damaged and your connection lost.  If this happens, select [Delete any 

hidden, non-essential MacOS dedicated files] and run a disk check.  All of the files listed 

below will be deleted (including sub directories) and you may be able to connect again.

• .AppleDB

• .AppleDesktop

• .AppleDouble

• TheVolumeSettingsFolder

• Network Trash Folder

*  Please make sure the TeraStation is not selected as a backup destination of other 

TeraStations before running a disk check. 

*  You cannot run Disk Check for the following types of drives.

• USB hard drive formatted in NTFS

• USB hard drive formatted in HFS+

*  If you have a FAT 32 USB hard drive larger than 1 TB, the disk check will take a very long 

time.  For best results with such a drive, connect it to a Windows PC and run a disk check 

from within Windows.