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Defrag can consume free space on disks.
Being a newbie I have been trawling the forum to increase my knowledge of how things work. I was shocked to find this not necessarily obvious information. If it isn't obvious to me, then it isn't to ...
StephenB wrote: Note also that when the volume becomes full the NAS should automatically start deleting snapshots to free up space.
Yes I was aware of that, but not certain at what percentage full.
In general it is a bad idea to let the volume become full, and it is best to fix that by deleting files (or snapshots) before doing other stuff.
I do not intend to let the system get beyond about 80% full.
Perhaps edit your original post to add a condition: Files in the share are frequently modified.
Done - Thanks
I believe that a manual is being produced for the new OS.
That may help with some of these questions.
Do we have a projected release date?
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