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Reusing RAID 1 disk to backup
Hi there, I have a Readynas 104 with 2 x 3TB disks running as RAID 1. I had to replace one of the disks as it was flaging as having bad sectors. I have since replaced the disk and everything i...
amtrakuk1 wrote:
The mystery is why a 3TB drive only reports 1 partition of 800 GB unused space. How can I access the "hidden" c2.8 TB used space?
I think that's because your SATA->USB adapter is limited to a max size of 2 TB drives. If I am right, you need a different adapter - nothing else will work.
It maybe a more modern version of the one I have (about 5 years old). I'll pop it into another machine tomorrow and see if a Linux server disk can pickup the extra hidden partitions.
Your spot on! Directly on the SATA bus Ubuntu sees it as a full 3TB... Exsactly as you say the HDD dock must not be complient with >2TB disks. Many thanks
Not sure how to mark this as resolved.
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