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Jan 05, 2019

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Creating A New Volume

Solved: Creating a New Volume unable to click nexted after Naming volume and Selecting the RAID Level Hi, I was attempting to create a new Volume on my Netgear ReasyNAS 31600 model NAS I ...

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Marc_V
Jan 08, 2019
Hi utelme

When entering a volume name, the volume must not use the same name as a folder in the root folder system. The volume names home , apps , and job_ are reserved and cannot be used. Using spaces might also be included that is why it is not letting you create the volume.

I agree that getting a popup message would be best to let the user know that there's an error or a mismatch with the condition in the name.

Regards

Marc_V

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Jan 08, 2019

Hi utelme

When entering a volume name, the volume must not use the same name as a folder in the root folder system. The volume names home , apps , and job_ are reserved and cannot be used. Using spaces might also be included that is why it is not letting you create the volume.

I agree that getting a popup message would be best to let the user know that there's an error or a mismatch with the condition in the name.

Regards

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 08, 2019
Marc_V wrote:
When entering a volume name, the volume must not use the same name as a folder in the root folder system.

It's also a bad idea to use a volume name that matches a share name or a user name. The system will let you do it (at least the share name), but it will cause issues when you access the NAS with File Explorer using admin credentials.