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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 ...
BaJohn wrote:
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.
95% full.
BaJohn wrote:
StephenB wrote: 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.
Assuming your data volume is called e.g. data you could try this (if it is called something different then modify the command accordingly):
# echo 20 > /data/._share/.snapshot_prune
With this file in place with this value snapshots will be pruned to get usage back down if usage exceeds 80%.
I think you may need to restart readynasd or reboot for this setting change to take effect.
BaJohn wrote:
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?
There is already a new software manual available. See http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6
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