Network drive: move between USB/ethernet modes causing icon loss

hi
i am still setting up my new ethernet network drive.
the drive is both ethernet and USB compatable, and is HFS+.
files are losing their icons etc when i switch from USB mode to ethernet and vice-versa
ie, when i save a file with the drive connected by USB, then disconnect and restart in ethernet, many files have lost their icons and i can't open them without assigning an application via get info.
the same happens in reverse—many files saved in ethernet mode lose their icons etc when i go back to read the drive via USB.
the problem is only happening to files without extensions and also to alias files.
is this a problem, or normal behaviour?

greetings from a sunny morning in sydney australia
ok — i have reformatted the drive using disk utility (connected via USB) to HFS+. i have copied about 50GB of data. all looks good. then i shutdown, remove USB connection and connect to drive via airport>wireless router>switch>ethernet cable>drive. in this mode, files with generic extensions (.mp3, .mov, .jpeg, .doc, etc...) are visible as usual with the usual icons. folders are also normal.
BUT, any file the name of which does not have an extension, and any alias file (not having .alias) has changed to a 'unix executable file', the icon changing to a small black 'terminal window' picture or a what looks like a little creature with big eyes and horns (not kidding!). there also additional files with such icons — desktop DB files and the like.
this is done with only one share (top level, the drive itself) and no users or groups, just an admin login in both times.
so everything works fine, except some kinds of circumstances resulting in weird icons and 'unix executable files'.
thanks again for your patience and assistance

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HT201250 Hello i am using TimeMachine to back-up entire Mac image (data + system) on an usb-local drive. I would like (on top of it) add a specific plan to back up some files on a remote network drive. Does TimeMachine support multiple back-up plans ? How

Hello i am using TimeMachine to back-up entire Mac image (data + system) on an usb-local drive. I would like (on top of it) add a specific plan to back up some files on a remote network drive. Does TimeMachine support multiple back-up plans ? How ?

Time Machine is capable of backing up to multiple locations, and can be used to back up to both a local hard drive and a networked drive (provided that that drive is in or connected to a Time Capsule or another Mac that is sharing it over the network). The catch, though, is that you can't specify different things to back up to different destinations. Whatever you exclude from Time Machine backups is excluded from ALL backups, and whatever is included is included on all.
So, get a large enough drive that you can back up everything you want in all locations, or use something else for maintaining the network backup.
More information on these topics can be found here:
How do I set up Time Machine to a shared drive on another Mac?
How do I set up Time Machine to a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme?
"Rotating" Time Machine backup disks

Can I connect a 4 TB USB drive to the airport extreme and use it as a network drive for Time Machine

Can I connect a 4 TB USB drive to the airport extreme and use it as a network drive for Time Machine

Yes, if the drive is formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
The USB port on the Time Capsule is under powered, so you may need use a powered USB hub with the 4 TB drive...even if it has its own power supply.

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