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aknyc's avatar
aknyc
Aspirant
Sep 28, 2018

ReadyNAS 4 - Total capacity does not add up

Hi

 

I cant figure out what happened to my capacity.  I have one 2TB disk.

 

I have about 270GB used in the data folders.

Two time machine sparse bundles are about 7GB and 750GB respectively.  (I had configured shared private time machine to 1.5TB)

 

One of my two timemachines backups fails because it says space not available.  Under System, it says I have free space of 206GB.

 

Under TM, it says capacity is 1500GB of 245GB.  None of this adds up.

 

Help!

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  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User

    Do you have snapshots enabled on the NAS?  Their space builds up over time, and you might need to manually delete some.  If you do, delete the oldest ones first.

     

    You might also try running a balance from the volume settings wheel.  That can free up space, though it could take some time.

    • aknyc's avatar
      aknyc
      Aspirant

      1. Where do i check snapshots?  The attachment suggests i have no snapshots.

      2.  Also the balancing has hung!  Any suggestions?

       

      Many thanks!

      • StephenB's avatar
        StephenB
        Guru - Experienced User

        aknyc wrote:

        2.  Also the balancing has hung!  Any suggestions?

         


        I suspect it hasn't hung.  The more it's needed the longer it takes.  Give it more time, and see if the completion percentage goes up.

         

        What firmware are you running?

         


        aknyc wrote:

        1. Where do i check snapshots?  The attachment suggests i have no snapshots.

         


        There might not be any.  You can go to the share page in the web UI and confirm.

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