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NAS212 : disk full, but stored data is much less than capacity
Hi! Newbie question about capacity of NAS212 with 2x 4TB, RAID1: Approaching 100% full disks, I have removed data (moved files back to the PC) from the NAS This cleared hundreds of GB, but after...
It might be simplest to delete the volume, recreate it and the shares, and then move everything back.
How much is in home folders? The GUI doesn't show usage there. Do you have any ISCSI targets?
Ohhhh! On the home drive, I found are hundred of folders with thousands of copies of previously deleted desktop files!!!
Thanks for pointing me at this discovery đ
The NAS seems to make timestamped copies of every file that once was placed on the desktop.
FYI, I use the PC desktop daily in my workflow as a temporary holding bay for up/downloaded files.
With 5 minutes of deleting some of these old temp files, I have gained substantial free space.
Thanks for your help đ
FYI, I do not use the "home" folders" for deliberate data storage at all; instead I have all my storage arranged in named shares.
hnrkndr wrote:
The NAS seems to make timestamped copies of every file that once was placed on the desktop.
You must have ReadyCloud backup (or perhaps some other backup with the NAS as the destination) set up on the PC.
I've had a suggestion in for some time to show usage of home folders. But since Netgear has completely ignored it thus far, I doubt it'll ever be implemented.
Can you set your backup software to remove backups after some time? And creating a "Temp" folder on your desktop that's excluded from backup can also help here. If excluding something on the desktop isn't an option, put Temp somewhere else with a shortcut on the desktop.
Thanks for your reply Sandshark .
I can follow what you are suggesting đ
The strange thing is that I have not set up any backup scheme - The NAS seems to just backup all desktop files without being instructed.
I do not have any other backup software running.
I have ploughed through the NAS manual and this forum..... I still cannot find out what settings control the NAS doing this desktop mirroring.
Does any of you Pros would kindly point me in the right direction, please?
Instead of logging in as "admin", do I need to set up myself a dummy "User" account with some restrictions?
Thanks again for your time!
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