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asaabey
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Jan 12, 2019
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ReadyNAS 2tb x 6 at RAID-5 having a capacity of RAID-10 config

My ReadyNAS 316 was initially set up with 3 x 2Tb  drives. Subsequently, I added another 3 x 2Tb drives hoping to achieve a capacity of 9.06 Tb as estimated by the RAID calculator at https...
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  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Jan 17, 2019
    asaabey wrote:

     Expanding btrfs manually,  fixed the problem.

    Great.  I'm glad I was able to help. :smileyhappy:

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asaabey
Aspirant
Jan 17, 2019

StephenB replied

Note the data volume array is RAID-5, and is about 10 GB - so the RAID is correct.  

 

The problem is that the BTRFS file system hasn't expanded to use all the space.

 

If you have good linux skills you could try expanding the file system yourself.  


 

Thank you StephenB. Expanding btrfs manually,  fixed the problem.

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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 17, 2019
asaabey wrote:

 Expanding btrfs manually,  fixed the problem.

Great.  I'm glad I was able to help. :smileyhappy:

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