Windows 10: NAS shut down, causing problems with connected external hard drive

Windows 10 Home 21H1 Should this happen or is this a glitch in Windows 10? I have Windows 10 set up to Store files to a Synology NAS from a Windows PC within the local network, using Map Network Drive. I turned the NAS off (due to having some electrical work done) and forgot to turn it back on when I turned my laptop on. I connected an external hard drive and when deleting a file it froze for a few seconds and then the file appeared in the bin, normally this happens instantly and it kept doing this when deleting or moving files between external hard drives I had connected. I then remembered that I had not turned the NAS back on. I turned it back on and everything went back to working as it normally does, with no freezes etc. Should the turning off of the NAS cause this problem with connected external hard drives and if I need to report this issue (if it is one) how do I go about it?

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Help with external hard drive

Hi Debbra,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest in windows 10 and also for trying the troubleshooting steps to fix the issue. I understand the inconvenience you faced. I will certainly help you with this.

I would suggest you to plug in hard drive then check in disk management you can see the drive or not.

Follow the steps to check Drive in Disk Management.

• 
  Go to the Control Panel then click on the
  Administrative Tools. .
  
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  Under the Administrative Tool Click on Computer Management.
  
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  Click on Disk Management and check the External Hard Drive.
  

Also check in BIOS whether External Hard Drive is listed or not.

For help with the BIOS settings, refer to the computer manual or contact the manufacturer.

If it doesn’t work then, I would suggest you to update BIOS for updating BIOS contact Lenovo Support.

Follow the link:

http://support.lenovo.com/in/hi/

Disclaimer :

Modifying BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of BIOS/CMOS settings
can be solved. Modifications of the settings are at your own risk.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thanks.

 

External Hard Drive

Hi John,

We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

• Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
• Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.

The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

Let us know if you need further help.

 

External drives using true Sata connection?

While I did not choose the route of using an external case+usb drive, I appreciate the responses as I now understand what to look for if I need a cheaper alternative to making use of an old internal drive.

Related to this query was my decision between external drives and a NAS box.

The results are here
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...comment-or-suggest.205283/page-2#post-3173519