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There could be a problem with the Pogoplug database. If you can plug it back into your computer and delete the cedata directory from your hard drive and then put it back onto your Pogoplug it may work.
I don't run a Mac so it may be different than Windows. But I would check that first.
Sorry if this has already been addressed.
I created an alias of a folder that resides on my hard drive and I moved that alias to my pogoplug thumb drive. It copied ok. The thumb drive had other files and folder, no biggie.
I went to the alias on my pogoplug and it said something to the effect that it was a mac system file and couldn't be used. I don;t remeber if it asked me to delete it or not, but I went ahead and deleted just the alias from the pogoplug since it was sternly telling me that I was a bad boy.
The interesting thing is that my pogoplug drive dutifully removed the alias but now no longer shows any files at all. Its blank.
If I remove the thumb drive and put in it a normal USB slot. All of the files are still there and I can get to them all. Back in the pogoplug and its telling me there are no files there even after a refresh.
So, do I just back up the whole thumb drive and then copy everything back to the pogoplug? I promise I will stay away from aliases so my little pogoplug doesn't get upset at me.I just found this little hiccup interesting.
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June 2, 2009 12:47 PM
I just did some testing on this for you :)
I copied an alias from my desktop (which points to a folder on my internal hard drive) over to my Pogoplug.
When accessing the Pogoplug drive through the Mac Finder on the same machine, I am able to access the alias with no problems.
Attempting to access it through the My.Pogoplug service failed as I would have expected - I don't think it's even possible to navigate through Mac folder aliases on a remote machine through a web based interface.
I tried to access it through Pogoplug Drive on my MacBook connected to the home network, and it worked just fine.
However, when connecting the MacBook to my broadband connection and disconnecting it from my home network, it reports a "connection lost" error.
So I can conclude that navigating to aliases on a Pogoplug drive while connected to your home network should work, but external access doesn't seem to be feasible.
June 2, 2009 2:07 PM
yep, I guess the main problem is that something was a little wonky in that all files on the pogoplug disappeared, not just the alias that I deleted. I think that Brandon is on to something in dealing with the database idea. I'm just going to start over not be overly clever with my pogoplug. Thanks for the responses. I do love this little device and use it to back up files from work. Thanks again.
July 2, 2009 1:13 PM
Use a symlink rather than Mac alias. I used this to make the movies directory accessible from the top level and it works.
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